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I'm a little late to this post, but I am currently a 1371 Combat Engineer. I can tell you that your job won't just be blowing things up. It's all dependent on what type of unit you end up in. If...

First off, Semper Fi, Marine. Lateral moves during your first contract are a lot like unicorns. Though I'm sure that some Marines do make it happen through sheer force of will it's like a lottery....

I'm a 1371 Combat Engineer. It's all about what kind of battalion you get put into. If you're in an Engineer Support Battalion (ESB) then you will spend most of your time building things. Bridges or...

Here's my bit (PMOS) 1371- Combat Engineer (SMOS) 8056- Hazardous Material/Hazardous Waste Staff NCO/NCO 2011-Current Here's my fathers as well (PMOS) 8541 Scout Sniper 1964-1968

Enjoy the Army. It's funny that your dad, the lawyer questions our enlisted personnel and their character, yet in a previous post you openly admitted to filling prescriptions you don't use and...

He probably doesn't rate, but you don't rate being offended by it.

How did your recruiter find out about your depression, in detail? Since you weren't sent to the Navy Docs who would disqualify you at MEPS it may simply be that recruiter turning you away. It might...

You may not be able to enlist. "History of photosensitivity (692.72), including but not limited to any primary sun-sensitive condition, such as polymorphous light eruption or solar urticaria, or...

It's not all C4 and demo shoots, but it's a damn good job to have. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time in the Corps, I think I owe a lot of that to the 1371 field. If you survive Boot, and earn that...

You heard right. Even demotions if you go out and underage drink! We do a bit of everything in the school house. Depending on where you end up in the fleet, you may specialize in one or more of the...

You'll become well acquainted with the PFT and CFT soon enough. PFT stands for Physical Fitness Test, it's essentially just like your IST, but more is required of you. The PFT consists of pull-ups,...

It was a GED and 15 credits for me, however that was 3+ years ago. The Marine Corps is trying to slim down and that will affect requirements to join as well. Things change all the time as the Marine...

I enlisted with the same option. As far as I can tell it's luck of the draw*, I was lucky and got 1371 Combat Engineer. That being said I was a first class PFT, CFT, an Expert Rifleman score, and I...

I went to Bootcamp with a 29 year old who had an age waiver and I currently serve with a 29 year old Lcpl. Active duty for both. As far as I know if you are physically fit you shouldn't have a...

I don't believe the IST is scored? At least not for Enlisted or Enlisting purposes. Passing the IST is simply a requirement to join. Her RS may run special events where they score the IST but they...

This has been covered before. It depends on how severe your condition is. Yes you will most likely need a waiver, you may or may not be DQ'd depending on the doctors at MEPS and their assessment of...

That's true about the Squad Bays, I was in 9th ESB also and we shared a barracks with the Bulk Fuel guys! My favorite had to be the post-typhoon ones. Your Son is dead on Sgt, sometimes we just get a...

I'd say the answer depends on you and how much pain you can take before you want to quit. I made it through Bootcamp and MCT with stress fractures in both of my feet. If it gets to you and you go to...

I don't believe there are any waivers for you while on that medication, OP.

Sometimes you have to think about the Marine Corps before yourself Cmeister. Are your killer migraines going to go away? What happens if you get one in a combat zone?

Quick update for those who were tracking my change of identity.

Please don't make my new name the heel of any of your jokes. I know how popular my last one was!


Semper Fi

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Hey there motivator. I got back from Oki about a year ago. The short answer is No. No your phone will not work if you go to Okinawa. To expand, there are two phone companies out there, what one you...

Speaking from experience you'll only get sent to a PEB due to Hyperthyroidism, or it's two advanced forms Grave's Disease and Hiroshimoto's. If you don't opt for the ablation. Hypothyroid isn't...

I'm not sure how it works the other way around but I was diagnosed with Grave's Disease while in, post deployment, and after a radioactive ablation I am looking at going hypothyroid. It won't...