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    From someone who has been through the school in...

    From someone who has been through the school in its entirety. It is almost exactly 3.5 months, so Mwhite is pretty close there. It was in fact changed to include the 0656 field, as we now set up and...
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    Six year contract is likely offering a bonus....

    Six year contract is likely offering a bonus. When I was enlisting 5 year contracts with a 4-5k bonus were easier to find than straight four year ones.

    With the way bonuses are going the last...
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    Ok, it has been almost 2 years since I was going...

    Ok, it has been almost 2 years since I was going through the paperwork to enlist, so my memory is a bit fuzzy on what I was given after I swore in at the MEPS. I don't recall whether I received any...
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    To start, his recruiter is feeding him a load of...

    To start, his recruiter is feeding him a load of crap about the contract. As long as he ships within a year of entering the delayed entry program, he can refuse dates if he pleases. Now if he does...
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    From having just spent a month on PTAD working...

    From having just spent a month on PTAD working out of a recruiter's office...do NOT try to ship while being overweight by the standards that are in place. They can refuse to ship you if you are over...
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    Ok..a little clarification on the swimming part....

    Ok..a little clarification on the swimming part. I went to boot camp in January completely unable to swim. They will teach you how to back crawl and float...and thats it. The tower will scare the...
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    If you go to San Diego, you should be using an A4...

    If you go to San Diego, you should be using an A4 with iron sights. My company and about 5-6 companies behind us were all using A2s, but when we went to turn in our weapons, the armory was working on...
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    Wow, Lima was just going north for 2nd phase when...

    Wow, Lima was just going north for 2nd phase when we were coming back from the crucible. Soon the 30 man companies will be graduating from MCRD.

    Congratulations. Enjoy your leave.
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    The rope harness is the worst part of the rappel...

    The rope harness is the worst part of the rappel tower. I thought my legs were going to just drop off after a while. There were a few guys in the series who were freaked out about the heights...but...
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    Yes you will get libo on weekends. And you will...

    Yes you will get libo on weekends. And you will become very familiar with the hills (flak and sappies just make it more fun). Its more physically demanding than boot camp, but the environment is way...
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    Graduated today....

    Graduated 2 April 2010

    Alpha Company, Platoon 1002
    SDI SSgt Thomas
    DI Sgt Buck
    DI Sgt Pacheco
    DI Sgt Rice
    DI Sgt Aguirre

    Was a long journey, but I finally made it. If a mod sees this and...
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    Mine didn't say anything...but a GySgt from the...

    Mine didn't say anything...but a GySgt from the local meps that was in the office when I was the other day said it was best not to party every night before I left.

    Under 48 hours for me till I go...
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    I've been watching for new updates on full metal...

    I've been watching for new updates on full metal jacket for a while too.

    Endurance, I'll leave a post on your profile in reply, so we can keep this thread on topic.
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    Very nice link. Amazing how much information is...

    Very nice link. Amazing how much information is out there for us to find, I can't seem to get enough of it.

    24 Days and 45 minutes left for this poolee. I'll be seeing you on the footprints...
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    I should be attending as well. Never been to the...

    I should be attending as well. Never been to the chat, but looking forward to it.

    As a simple reminder to all the west coast poolees who may attend, the time will be 1600 HRS for us.
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    Wow....just wow. While I've been browsing this...

    Wow....just wow. While I've been browsing this board, I've seen a few stories like this, and they make me feel sick...that someone would put out as you have and be sent home for something so stupid....
  17. Four local RSS's worth of poolees completed the...

    Four local RSS's worth of poolees completed the Mather Mud Run here in Sacramento, CA for the latest pool function. As a special surprise, the Sergeant Major in charge brought up three Drill...
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