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Well you asked this question in another post and I answered it there but, I'll answer it again here.

1. There's no such thing as a force recon contract.

2. You don't have to qualify expert to...

You go onto RIP/MART/SNOT/whatever they're calling it these days after you graduate from SOI. You don't need to qualify expert in boot camp to go on with training.

My unit has something scheduled for our snipers pretty much every evolution. I can't say whether or not every unit is the same.

Yes you can become a sniper as a reservist. It all depends on whether or not your unit needs snipers. You'll conduct your training with the rest of your unit. Whether or not each training evolution...

At least as a mortarman you'll get really good at playing cards hah! (had to throw that one in there) .. But seriously, if you're committed to the 03 field there should be openings when you get to...

When I went through most people referred to it as 'land nav' but it consists of much more than that.

I went through BRC at 30 and I wasn't even the oldest guy in my class, one guy was 32. Yeah, you don't recover like you did when you were 20 or even 25 but everyone else going through that course is...

Oh and as for swim quals: Everyone in my BRC class came out with Q, if you didn't make the qual you were dropped.

They're going to teach you technique in MART and throughout the first phase of BRC and you'll be spending enough time at the pool (every day in MART) that, as long as you stick with it and put out,...

Reserve. Everything that I've been told indicates that the standards are the same whether active or reserve.

Age waivers are something I have a lot of first hand knowledge on and here's what I've experienced and learned over the last 3 months concerning the application/approval process (I turned 29 in...

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Another thing to keep in mind is that your abdominal muscles recovery faster than any other muscle in the body so feel free to train them everyday in one capacity or another.

I'm an age waiver so...

Well I was just searching for someone that had this experience and sure enough, here's someone..

So I was at MEPS yesterday for my physical and as the Doc was examining me he asked how long I've...

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That was the best information I've received yet. Thank you. I had a very difficult time believing that the protection is cut and dry, rock solid, and finite but that's how it's been...

I've read the article from about.com several times and it very clearly explains:

"Section 301 is designed to protect the service member who, prior to entry into military...

Greetings to all,

I am currently in the process of becoming becoming a reservist, though I really prefer to take a military leave of absence from my career and go AD. After speaking in-depth with...