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I enlisted at 28 and turned 29 on "Black Friday". You've got plenty of time, now go pass the IST.

Our first night out on town I had 8 caipirinhas. I was feeling a little tipsy but not bad. I drank half of number 9 and I damn near fell over. That **** hits you like a mack truck.

On our racks...

First off, congrats sir! Second, Brazil? Southern Exchange? It sucked... I sure as hell didn't think Copacabana was what it had been talked up to be!

After two labral tears and subsequent surgeries, I enlisted without a waiver at the age of 28. It's possible.

Not sure Cpl, I just do what they tell me to do. The less thinking the better...

You have to float for 2 minutes with a full combat load (flak/kevlar/pack/cammies/boots). You then jump off a 5 meter platform with the same load and swim to the other end of the pool. I think...

"But, before I waste a Recruiter time I needed to find out if I am qualified with such a record for enlisting."

How 'bout filling out your profile and not wasting ours...


And it's Marine...

It's Marine!

The Marine Corps doesn't care about your girlfriend. If they wanted you to have one, they'd issue you one. You can request a duty station, but the odds aren't in your favor to get...

Sorry, was off playing Marine over the weekend...

It really depends on the unit that you join as to what you will end up doing. I happened to join a unit that has 3 (including me) TOW gunners. ...

Armor ID isn't bad, if you study during your free time. The instructors will help you with it, giving you little hints how to memorize everything.

Don't let anyone tell you TOW stands for Tired...

If you graduate SOI with an MOS of 0352, usually the top 3 in the class get a missile. I was lucky to be the best on diss/ass and high score on armor ID so I was given one. Don't expect to fire...

I turned 29 three days after hitting the yellow footprints at MCRD. Suck it up, it's just a number.

You need to become an Infantry Marine first... then worry about becoming Ricky Recon. :evilgrin:

Full disclosure too SSgt... I was pretty amazed when they said yes. I tried when I was 17 and was DQ'ed via BUMED. I tried several more times during the next few years (in various states) and was...

I was DQ'ed 13 years ago.

I've had 2 major shoulder surgeries since then.

I've been in for 1.5 years now, enlisted without a waiver. Don't ever take no for an answer.

Damn kids...
I turned 29 2 days after arriving at MCRD SD.

Good luck, and take your time with the rehab.
I've had 2 labral repairs, the first I screwed up.

My nephew told me the other day that these folks have been at his high school lately trying to brainwash the students there. Apparently recruiters are not going there any more either. WTF is going...

Who were your Drill Instructors? Is Sgt. Clark still hanging in there?

Congrats Marine!

I posted some info here about SOI West.

http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73164

One other thing - Don't be stupid with your money. Don't get tattoo'ed up, buy expensive electronics, and pay $200 for a taxi to go everywhere. People in Oceanside and San Diego know who you are...

You're only going to need a couple sets of civilian clothes, you don't need all that **** in your wall locker.
Definitely bring your cell phone, but don't be the one to take it out in the field. ...

Chicago sucks, I'm about 50 miles away and I can still smell it.

I was permanently disqualified for military service when I was 17 because I had some pretty serious shoulder issues. I've had 2...

During "Marine Week" (last week of boot, between the Emblem ceremony at Edson and Grad), I told one of my Drill Instructors that we should have been saying hug.
He went off for about a half hour...

We said kill for the first couple weeks, then the word was changed to fight. Apparently someone got scared... However while up north we were allowed to say kill, but not at MCRD SD.