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Hmmm... Hamburger feet. I have a lot of advice here. I heard about the dry socks and foot powder treatment; but hamburger feet? It sounds like some sort of shaolin conditioning. I shall give it a try...

Bulkyker, that is GREAT advice! I see that there is a little more technique than just throwing sand from the beach into a ruck sack and then tromping around. I think that my biggest problem was the...

Yeah... good advice; actually wish i had learned the easy way first by asking on the forum before I went outside. Icy/hot and rest now. I will work up to some weight. 25 lbs sounds nice.

I looked around the interweb and found out that the recruits carry 45 lbs on their back (with rifle and 782 gear). Soooo... in preparation for the long marches, I am carrying 65+ lbs of pure heavy on...

First of all... I tell no one I know about my hopes and dreams of the USMC. That invites all sorts of un-moto comments from people who would rather you do something else for their own comfort....

Hello Parker-0321. How did you loose your Recon MOS? Did you start with a UZ contract and then the USMC took it away from you? Or did you enter with an open contract? It seems like a rather drastic...

So, I searched and scrounged the internet for this answer and I have found nothing. At MEPS my bp was 138/89 and as you know, that was a close one! My question is: when the first physical exam at...

Forget about the iron gym. I bought one and it did not fit in my door... or any door for that matter. I bought a regular bar and screwed it into my closet door frame. It ended up being a third of the...

I have looked on the internet about people who have experienced lower back pain from simple hikes and have only found people who had extreme preexisting injuries to have problems with hiking. I have...

MEPS can accept one person and DQ another even though they suffer from the same conditions! However, I can tell you that I sent in my forms and received a waiver for my Atopic Eczema without them...

1. All Marines rise to their feet and remain standing during the rendition of the music.

2. Gen. Johnnie Edward Lewis. (Wow, this gentleman is hardcore)

3. Limited Duty Officer

4. "Sir" or...

Ahhh... also, I think good running shoes are a must. My old shoes are close to a year old and as soon as I get the money, I will spare no expense at good footwear. I will try the new running...

Well... I am taking the week off from running in hopes that these clear up. I bought compressions, I am about to do an ice bath, eat a banana... so on and so forth. Anyways, do any other poolies feel...

GOOD MORNING! It's cold and raining... you know what that means. Running and low crawls in the mud. Seriously, I will make the most of this opportunity.

I carry ear pro on my key chain (the two sided ones with green and yellow). I pop them on in a movie or at the range. I get funny looks but when I went to MEPS, even at the age of 25, I had better...

I see, thank you Marines for the responses. It looks as though a clearance is not required, but somehow inevitable none the less... interesting!

I know that there are many hurdles to overcome before I even think about this question, but here goes. I have searched the internet high and low for a definitive answer for the need for a security...

I was wandering around with fellow poolies during a poolie function and random folk would give us an "Oorah" or "Semper Fi". I liked their support but I don't want recognition without having earned...

I hear that the New Zealand rations come with a tube of vegimite! Which from my searchfu I have found to be nothing more than old beer yeast... what kind of treat is that? I guess it is one way to...

Never tried the omelet... but I have seen someone eat it cold and as fast as he could. It can't be all that bad, he finished it in 2min 13 seconds. However, everyone had motivated him. Still, I read...

I ask that question because I was at a poolie function and was just going insane over the sensational flavor of the Menu No.8 Beef Patty and my recruiter stated that a month of MREs in the field got...

So, a new weird hobby of mine is combat rations. Have any of you Marines out there had a chance to trade some US MREs for some of the French, Canadian, British, Dutch, or any other boil in a bag...

Ohhh boy. Let me tell you something. I went out and bought an AR15 A4, surefire light and mount, ACOG RCO, Tango down, magpul magazines... So on and so forth only to find out that; 1. I will have to...

Both Grandfathers of WW2. One was a tank destroyer, the other OSS. Great uncle was a Navy VIP driver of WW2 (he met Omar Bradley, Patton, Churchill, Montgomery, and many others while driving them...

Hey GavinL91, my weight loss plan was not fun... not fun by any means. I cut everything out of my diet that was not essential nutrients. I mixed yogurt with boiled buckwheat and vegetable juice from...