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04-15-08, 08:28 PM
Thread: Aircrew to 03xx
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I'm no expert on the Corps, but common sense...
I'm no expert on the Corps, but common sense would say do what you can to get your degree so you can fly. From what I hear, it's not that easy to do so as an 0300. Then again I think if you have the...
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I have no personal experience but I'm in the...
I have no personal experience but I'm in the office a lot and there are a lot of people that come by looking for how they can get a hold of their dd214s. My recruiters say that they are all filed in...
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04-13-08, 08:02 PM
Thread: Sniper/Recon
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Nez46, I myself have signed the UZ contract. I'm...
Nez46, I myself have signed the UZ contract. I'm not a Marine yet and frankly that's what I need to be more concerned about. Don't take the posts on this site as de-motos. Nobody here is trying to...
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04-13-08, 01:34 PM
Thread: Sniper/Recon
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I second that Smitty Puffs!
I second that Smitty Puffs!
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04-11-08, 07:39 PM
Thread: I'm having trouble with pull-ups
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Thanks everybody, I really needed that!
Thanks everybody, I really needed that!
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04-11-08, 05:29 PM
Thread: I'm having trouble with pull-ups
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Thanks, it's good to hear that from another...
Thanks, it's good to hear that from another poolee. I really needed that. Thanks. Maybe I'll see you on the Island I'm leaving the 11th of August. But I suppose the chances of that happening are...
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04-11-08, 05:12 PM
Thread: I'm having trouble with pull-ups
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I'm having trouble with pull-ups
Hello poolees and Marines. I will get right to the point. I've got a pool function coming up tomorrow and I'm scared out of my pants about how the Recruiters and other poolees will think of how bad...
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03-23-08, 11:23 PM
Thread: Combat Engineer and other MOS
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Yea, from what I understand there is three...
Yea, from what I understand there is three different types. From what I've been told from a Marine who is a 1371 there is the Air side which includes laying air strips and such as listed in other...
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03-23-08, 10:33 PM
Thread: Thoughts of Recruit Training
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Aye sir. If something I said was wrong.. what was...
Aye sir. If something I said was wrong.. what was it, or are you playing with me?
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03-23-08, 10:26 PM
Thread: Combat Engineer and other MOS
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Then I'm confused on how your recruiter said you...
Then I'm confused on how your recruiter said you had a guarunteed job. As far as I know, and Marines correct me if I'm wrong, you can only sign up for a job field ie contracts if you are going...
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03-23-08, 09:58 PM
Thread: Combat Engineer and other MOS
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Are you going reserves?
Are you going reserves?
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03-23-08, 09:17 PM
Thread: Combat Engineer and other MOS
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Just curious, but how do plan on getting 1371,...
Just curious, but how do plan on getting 1371, because if I'm thinking straight, if you're going active duty then you sign a contract that provides you getting something in the 1100/1300 field, which...
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03-23-08, 08:58 PM
Thread: Thoughts of Recruit Training
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I play chess to get mentally prepared for boot...
I play chess to get mentally prepared for boot camp... CPL Dave, I have put a lot of thought into the process of becoming a Marine because that's all I want to do, so I think about it all the time....
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03-23-08, 12:50 PM
Thread: Thoughts of Recruit Training
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I think if you are 110% mentally prepared and you...
I think if you are 110% mentally prepared and you don't know your general orders, then you're not 110% mentally prepared. I try to tell myself that there is no way I'm going to be mentally prepared...
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03-19-08, 10:51 PM
Thread: So, someone sprayed my American Flag
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Shoot em up with a paint ball gun, if you ever...
Shoot em up with a paint ball gun, if you ever catch him, it's what I did to a guy trying to steal a radio from our camper. Probably not the BEST thing to do, but I felt better afterwards knowing I...
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03-19-08, 10:35 PM
Thread: Thoughts of Recruit Training
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Good luck on graduating LCpl! I think I'll throw...
Good luck on graduating LCpl!
I think I'll throw in my $.20, I expect it to be a royal pain in the butt until I can start understanding what my Drill Instructor is saying. Then after that, I'll end... -
03-19-08, 10:25 PM
Thread: Reasons for joining the Corps
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Yea, I suppose I am pretty motivated. I want to...
Yea, I suppose I am pretty motivated. I want to be in boot now, but I know when I get there for the first while I'm gonna hate it, but it's what I want.
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03-19-08, 10:20 PM
Thread: Thoughts of Recruit Training
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Thoughts of Recruit Training
This is for all you pool-terds like me. What do you guys think about recruit training. What are all of your thoughts and expectations?
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03-19-08, 10:14 PM
Thread: Reasons for joining the Corps
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Good, how'd you like my story?
Good, how'd you like my story?
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03-19-08, 10:08 PM
Thread: Reasons for joining the Corps
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I'm not sure what the purpose of the thread is,...
I'm not sure what the purpose of the thread is, so I'm going to either hijack it or do what is supoosed to be done.
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03-19-08, 09:36 PM
Thread: Second Class Swimmer
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I appologize Lance Corporal. I was told by...
I appologize Lance Corporal. I was told by recruiter it's all about how you obey orders and the Marine instructor there to see if you get a 1st or not. Once again, I appologize. I had already been...
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03-19-08, 09:27 PM
Thread: Second Class Swimmer
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I was wondering what your 500 time was?I am/was...
I was wondering what your 500 time was?I am/was (haven't swam in a while competively) swimmer too, but the longest event I was ever in was the 200s breast and back, and occasionally a free if my...
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03-19-08, 08:57 PM
Thread: Paperwork in Boot
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As far as storing a car goes, I have heard...
As far as storing a car goes, I have heard storage of things like that on a base, like Lejune or something. Not a MCRD.
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03-19-08, 08:38 PM
Thread: Popular MOSs
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That was one of the cards I picked when I was...
That was one of the cards I picked when I was being interviewed. A Challenge. I know my body is going to give up, and I'm gonna want to cry, but I believe with the proper self-motivation, I can do it.
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03-19-08, 08:24 PM
Thread: Popular MOSs
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When I went up to MEPS to get my packet worked...
When I went up to MEPS to get my packet worked out, I wanted to go open contract because I wanted to do so many things but the Marine at MEPS ended up talking me into a UZ because I was interested in...
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