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Hey all,

Just graduated boot camp, MCRD San Diego, and enjoying my leave. I head over to SOI West for MCT on the 24th, had a few questions that were not answered during our MCT Brief at boot camp....

Hey all,

Currently set to ship on October 17th, 2011 with a DD contract. I weigh in right now at 185 lbs with the following IST Score: 5 Dead Hang Pullups, 75 Situps, 12:39 1.5 Mile Run.

With...

Thanks all for the input. My concern is generally getting the clearance so I can actually make money to pay off my debts. I'm concerned that they'll see several previously delinquent accounts and...

Appreciate the response, Sargeant, puts my mind at ease.

Much appreciated!

Sirs,

I had a question regarding getting my Top Secret Clearance and my credit history. I recently signed a DD Contract(02XX/26XX), however the field requires a Top Secret Clearance.

I've never...

Appreciate all the responses! I have a schedule to meet with a personal trainer for a consultation as well, just to make sure I'm optimizing.

My Diet is;
-5 meals a day, with 2 protein shakes(no...

Thanks for the replies everyone!

I totally think it's doable in the two months I have, but gaining muscle mass seems to be a problem as well. I think I'll take the general advice and radically...

Fellow poolees,

When I began the journey to become a Marine, I was 253lbs at 5' 7". To date, I've lose over 60 lbs, clocking in at 187 right now. These last few pounds are excruciatingly hard to...

I appreciate your insight and honesty. It looks like I may not even be able to waiver for Cat IV languages, the information I have now only speaks of language waivers for Cat I and II. Regardless, my...

AjC, thanks for the reply.

I read that a score of over 100 is passing for most languages, am I mistaken? As I said, I have previous experience in languages, so I think the schooling would not be...

I am curious if there are any linguists around to answer a few questions. I am enlisted in the DEP, ship date of 10172011, but am still under a general contract. Waiting for jobs to open up for the...

Appreciate the response, I will look into the "Ask a Marine" forum.

@kjohnson8824: Indeed, probably a good idea. I think that I might have some muscle balance problems, laying off the weight...

Hello,

I joined these forums a few years ago as a wannabe. Just recently, I was finally able to set things in motion to join the Marines. I am currently in the DEP with a ship date of October...