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Good afternoon Marines,

Was curious to know what goes on during the time I'm at holding company awaiting to be picked up, will I be able to visit family on weekends? and will I have access to...

Thanks Rocky! It's a blessing I have yet to fathom.

My son, who will be born 2 months into bootcamp.

Good morning Marines,

I was wondering how the process worked in regards to getting married once arriving at my Permanent Duty Station, I plan on proposing once I finish boot camp and wanted to get...

Good morning Marines,

Was curious to know how difficult it is to LAT move into Recon after my 2 years as a grunt, and what the process would consist of.

I've read here on the forums that they...

My recruiter called me today, asked me if I wanted to leave tomorrow for boot camp with a recon contract. This comes after I spent 1 year trying to get recon and got denied multiple times because I'm...

I did not want to ask him. I feel like it's something he has no control over, he's just passing the word down from above.

Just wanted to see if you guys knew anything about it.

I work full time as a warehouse clerk, and unfortunately that overlaps with my weekly PT sessions with my RSS. I support a family of 2 and need to work in order to sustain my family until boot camp....

I'm being sent to MEPS to go in for an interview with an officer, I'm assuming it's for my tattoo waiver since no one else I've known has had to go back in to MEPs for an interview.

Is anyone...

Curious as to what happens when someone refuses to sign their final contract if they don't agree on any MOS's available?

So I just recently got a ticket, and I disclosed the information to my recruiter. This was shortly after I went in for my physical. I didn't swear in on that day because I have a tattoo waiver that...

Well he's insists that I'd have to go Open Contract if I wanted to wait, and I saw no logic in that because I haven't signed anything and don't see why I couldn't just wait.. So I'm probably already...

Hi Marines,

Long story short, just like mostly everyone whose trying to join the Marines I'm trying to attain a 03XX contract/UH Contract and as of right now I'm aware of the fact that there are...

At MEPs I disclosed my history with Ritalin, when I was 15 I took Ritalin for about 4 months and found it to be ineffective. It's been about 5 years since I took it and I have recent grades from...

No worries, I'm sure learning to take in the harsh reality now will be beneficial for me later on down the line. I appreciate your response.

I got an update today from the SNCOIC stating that...

Hi all,

I have a medical waiver for ADHD that I previously needed last time I tried enlisting with a GED. Long story short slots for GEDs filled up and I ended up spending these last 2 and a half...

Your response is appreciated! I will definitely take this into consideration.

What are the different ways of earning a PFC rank upon graduating Boot Camp?

I've learned that becoming the Honor Student/Platoon Guide
earns you Lance Corporal, and that there's certain merits...

Hi all,

I'm working on getting into the marines right now, a entry level recon contract is out of the question due to my current citizenship status (which I plan to obtain upon graduating) but...