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  1. #181
    they (my recruiters) wont let me pick my MOS until I go down to MEPS..and I cant go to MEPS until a couple days before I ship...its like rush rush...better than hurry up and wait. I actually would like to be 4421/legal specialist..but who knows if ill get it. I used to be Motor T in the Guard and MP in the active Army...I just did an IST yesterday,my PT needs some work..

    40 sec. flexed arm hang
    65 crunches in 2 min.
    13:38 1.5 miles

    crappy...


  2. #182
    just do one thing when you get to meps. as you know if you do not have paper work you wont get crap. don't go open contract and fight for what you want. also your pt will get better, just keep working on it. boot camp will put you through worse, but it will be worth it when you recieve the title at the end. I love doing this.


  3. #183
    Thanks for the advice, Staff Sergeant. I've been concerned about this sort of stuff as well.


  4. #184
    best tips i ever heard. Thanks alot


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    This is probably some of the most helpful info I've gotten in all my time as a poolee...Thank you


  6. #186
    This definitely helped to read, esspecially when leaving in 40 days for bootcamp. Any info on what to expect and what NOT to do is very appreciated.


  7. #187
    THANKS, this is very helpful. I had a lot of questions to ask but most of them have been answered in just this thread alone. This is really helping me in getting prepared for 20091116(ship date). Thank you.


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    Reading this was helpful and brought back memories from some of the people I've seen enlist in the USMC. Thanks for the laughs, info and memories.


  9. #189
    Ohh JiNelson, thank you Marine. I sincerely appreciate this. It's the little stuff that I get worked-up about.

    Thank you good sir.


  10. #190
    Awesome thread, I'll be leaving before I know it and all of this is super helpful. Thanks Marines!


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    Such useful information! Thank you so much, Marines.

    I ship in just over two weeks( :]!! :]!!), and have been wondering for quite some time about the odds of developing cellulitis? I get the gnarliest silver- dollar blisters... physical therapists say I have "soft skin". Awesome. Any advice on keeping your feet dry, and clear of infection? Will I have the opportunity to buy Moleskin padding? Would you recommend doubling up on socks? This may seem like a petty issue, but I can only expect the worst. I've had a few nightmares about being in the sick platoon. Any advice regarding blister care would be super helpful.

    Thank you!! :]


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    I'd like to add to Xena's question if I might. I tend to get horrible blisters on my feet as well. A couple months ago our RSS took us on a 12 mile hike on pavement. It rained a good portion of the time and we got pretty miserable and wet. A day afterwards the balls of my feet were blistered and raw then the skin came off. Im wondering if I can look forward to this kind of thing happening in RT or is there a way to avoid it?


  13. #193
    I'll definitely be keeping all of this advice in my head.


  14. #194
    Thanks for the post SSgt! I will definitely take the advice and use it when i ship out!


  15. #195
    Thank you, Staff Sergeant, for the helpful survival tips. They were extremely interesting to read.


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