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05-27-12, 01:02 AM
Thread: Being guide with a stutter?
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In boot camp, leadership billets are generally...
In boot camp, leadership billets are generally your squad leaders and guide. Depending on the platoon the DIs may get into the nitty gritty and assign team leaders too.
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05-25-12, 09:04 PM
Thread: Being guide with a stutter?
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Don't worry about being guide. Being a recruit...
Don't worry about being guide. Being a recruit will suck one way or the other and you'll probably be a contract E2 or E3 regardless so it really doesn't matter career wise. No one in the fleet will...
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05-25-12, 08:59 PM
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They will also know the enlistment procedures for...
They will also know the enlistment procedures for non-immigrants and non-citizens. There was a prince from Sierra Leone in my boot camp company and I met an Australian with 2/7 while I was in...
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05-25-12, 08:56 PM
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What wookie said. Also, don't be an engineer. ...
What wookie said.
Also, don't be an engineer. Unless you really enjoy construction, that is. If you do, then by all means, go lay down some matting for that airfield. -
05-25-12, 08:54 PM
Thread: Need help picking an MOS?
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If, on the other hand, you want to sit in an air...
If, on the other hand, you want to sit in an air conditioned office and never touch a rifle, go weather.
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05-25-12, 08:53 PM
Thread: Why did you join the Marines?
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Pretty much all of these things. Unfortunately...
Pretty much all of these things.
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05-25-12, 08:51 PM
Thread: Left-Handed Poolee
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Honestly, as a righty but a lefty shooter I've...
Honestly, as a righty but a lefty shooter I've always felt more comfortable just carrying and using my rifle as a lefty. The only problem you should run into is during mag changes, but it's never...
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05-25-12, 08:44 PM
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Now, I don't mean to rain on your parade, do what...
Now, I don't mean to rain on your parade, do what you will, your life your choice and all that. But speaking from experience I can tell you that more likely than not you will absolutely hate your...
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12-19-09, 10:22 AM
Thread: East Coast, West Coast, or Overseas?
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I chose West Coast first for several personal...
I chose West Coast first for several personal reasons, Overseas, East Coast, but if I had been prior service and got to pick unit preference I would've picked Miramar MWSS, Iwakuni MWSS, and 3rd...
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12-19-09, 10:16 AM
Thread: Marine option NROTC too late?
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No.
No.
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12-14-09, 09:35 PM
Thread: duty station orders
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I'm hoping 3rd Intel (unit I'm going to) will be...
I'm hoping 3rd Intel (unit I'm going to) will be deploying soon, hopefully soon enough to be back before 2011, but I doubt that'll happen.
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12-13-09, 05:34 PM
Thread: Help with some options
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That's a negative on the avionics training for...
That's a negative on the avionics training for meteorologists. However, if you get assigned to an intel bn you will probably learn platform capabilities and limitations as your entire job at the...
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Talk to a recruiter.
Talk to a recruiter.
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12-12-09, 10:19 PM
Thread: duty station orders
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If it includes BAH and BAS, I'd take those orders...
If it includes BAH and BAS, I'd take those orders in a heartbeat.
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12-12-09, 03:27 PM
Thread: duty station orders
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They may have issued orders for your class early...
They may have issued orders for your class early due to the command being gone for the Christmas break, so they tried to get the paperwork started early and all that. For instance, I'm getting my...
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12-12-09, 12:05 AM
Thread: Cutting your own hair.
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If you've figured out how to do it right, or...
If you've figured out how to do it right, or trust someone you know to do it, then fine. Just be prepared to shave it all off if it looks like crap.
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12-11-09, 09:14 PM
Thread: hurt knee with 1 month b4 bootcamp...
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Figure out with your doctor what you need to do,...
Figure out with your doctor what you need to do, worst case scenario. Get with your recruiter and he'll fix your ship dates. Do what your doctor says. When you're good to go then go to boot camp....
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12-11-09, 09:11 PM
Thread: Talked to recruiter today
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When I went through, my liaison had me do 5...
When I went through, my liaison had me do 5 pullups, but it had no bearing on whether or not I enlisted/shipped. Hell, the minimum standard for the IST is 2 and for the PFT it's 3.
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11-21-09, 01:25 PM
Thread: Recruiting Duty as a CPL
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I've never understood how you can get a bonus on...
I've never understood how you can get a bonus on your composite score for being a DI/Recruiter, but you can't be either one of those until you don't get a composite score...
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11-21-09, 01:13 PM
Thread: Holy Cutting Scores Batman!
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METOC Anaylyst and Forecaster/1440. We have a...
METOC Anaylyst and Forecaster/1440. We have a reservist still in my school getting promoted to Cpl.
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11-08-09, 09:45 PM
Thread: Dress Blues pressing
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Negative. But they do come issued with anodized...
Negative. But they do come issued with anodized buttons, so there's no reason to get them button-holed until the original buttons get ****ed up.
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10-30-09, 05:38 PM
Thread: Dress Blue Deltas Complete Uni
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Correct me if I'm mistaken, but doesn't that go...
Correct me if I'm mistaken, but doesn't that go for ribbons as well?
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10-25-09, 09:24 PM
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It looks like a whale...
It looks like a whale...
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10-24-09, 01:30 AM
Thread: Was told not to say anything
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Don't lie. Fraudulent enlistment is a bad thing....
Don't lie. Fraudulent enlistment is a bad thing.
Also, from the sound of it, you weren't diagnosed with asthma, so you shouldn't have a problem. If they ask if you used an inhaler, tell them yes... -
10-21-09, 09:18 PM
Thread: Between Boot Camp and SOI
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And the first target is school of infantry, and...
And the first target is school of infantry, and Hajji Bob comes a-knocking on your door. Then consider yourself deployed.
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
04-04-24, 11:35 PM in Open Squad Bay