****ed off "Marine Friend"

[Alex Miller90]

I was going to say POOLee but i'm not DEPed in yet. (only 17 more pounds to go!)

But on to my statement. I am very Irate right now.
Let me first start off by saying that the POOLee's in my city PT maybe one time a week. Me on the other hand, PT 3 times a week, with the newest PFC out on RA (Recruiter's Assistance) I do this, while being the only overweight POOLee in the group on top of running every day and all of that good stuff.

Well I just got back from our weekly PT session, and I'm the only one who showed up..at all.. I find it very de-motivating by PT'ing by myself and the recruiter. How do I reach out to the POOLee's in my area and get them to get off their lazy ***** and PT..

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WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE

[Clark41]

That is terrible that your the only one showing up. All I can suggest, is try getting their numbers and calling them and tellin them that everyone would benefit more if everyone showed up, and see if you can get people to come that way.

Good luck man, hope everything works out and good luck on the last 17.

[yellowwing]

Even if you PT with non poolees, maybe you can eventually get them to see your Recruiter. 2 referrals gets you PFC these days?

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

Really, it amazes me how much interaction you all have with your recruiters. We had one pool function each month. We were expected to call and report in each Monday. Other than that, we didn't spend much time with recruiters once we DEPed in. If I could PT on my own, you can too. Just get it done- drop the 17 pounds and get ready for boot camp. Let the other people worry about themselves.

[Seoke]

Don't let it bother ya, it just shows you you're more motivated to be a Marine then they are.

[SlingerDun]

Yeah my recruiter had a huge gut and arranged for exactly 1 poolee softball game ...365 days DEP.

[hump_drop]

Take advantage of the individual attention, get some friends to join and get promoted in the process.

Good on you for sticking with the PT, don't stop just because other poolees aren't there though.

[sparkie]

I signed up 120 delay, 'cause i was still in H-school. That was the ONLY time I saw my recruter.

[cfranco89]

Instead of the looking at it as de-motivating, look at it as motivating. Your the one that wants that title, and your a step ahead of the rest because your willing to go that extra mile to get it. Good-luck on your goal and I know you will make it. Keep on going and NEVER GIVE UP. The others that hold the title of Marine didn't.

[KevinR90]

yeah, my dad mentioned how when he signed up for the navy they were just like "See you in _____" however many months later is was when he shipped to boot camp.

The way it is for me is I pt 3 times a week, tuesday and thursday is normally just us poolees because my recruiter can't always make it. Saturdays the poolees from my recruiter and the other recruiter in the same office pt together- though I have to say it's pretty lame still because last time it was me and 3 other poolees. I'm the "fireteam leader" for my recruiter's poolees, meaning I keep everyone up to date on functions and pt and all that stuff. It's not much of a job. My recruiter currently only has 4 poolees (though I heard someone got a couple new poolees) me, a girl (us two are normally the only ones to pt together on tuesdays and thursdays), one guy has baseball, and the other lives really far away- and shouldn't even be my recruiter's poolee except he choiced into one of my recruiter's schools- so we never see him.

All that is informal pt. Once a month in place of one of our saturday pt sessions we have a pool function with the office here in Wilmington and the office in Newark- though for some reason we're all together considered RSS Wilmington. This function is the formal one that the Gunnery Sergeant in charge sometimes attends. We normally run an IST then do some kind of sport afterward- normally football.

We really do keep very well in touch- I even thought at one point of just dropping in on my recruiter because i had nothing else to do- but thought that would be weird and I didn't know if he had business to take care of.

[davblay]

I was going to say POOLee but i'm not DEPed in yet. (only 17 more pounds to go!)

But on to my statement. I am very Irate right now.
Let me first start off by saying that the POOLee's in my city PT maybe one time a week. Me on the other hand, PT 3 times a week, with the newest PFC out on RA (Recruiter's Assistance) I do this, while being the only overweight POOLee in the group on top of running every day and all of that good stuff.

Well I just got back from our weekly PT session, and I'm the only one who showed up..at all.. I find it very de-motivating by PT'ing by myself and the recruiter. How do I reach out to the POOLee's in my area and get them to get off their lazy asses and PT..

Input Helpful.
Thanks in Advance!

Unfortunately there are those that only think of themself. You, evidently, are not one of them. The fact that you "were the only one that showed up" speaks volumes about you my friend. You know your mission (the 17 lbs) and you know how to accomplish that mission. Contrary to some suggestions and replies you got here, never "let the others take care of themself"! It's our job, As Marines to take care of each other!

De-motivating....I wouldn't think so, quiet the opposite actually, you show determination and unserstanding of your objective. I applaud you "Marine Friend", and look I forward to calling you POOLEE!

Hang in there My Friend,

Dave

[maverickmarine]

Really, it amazes me how much interaction you all have with your recruiters. We had one pool function each month. We were expected to call and report in each Monday. Other than that, we didn't spend much time with recruiters once we DEPed in. If I could PT on my own, you can too. Just get it done- drop the 17 pounds and get ready for boot camp. Let the other people worry about themselves.

Yeah, I'm with ya on that one. I never saw my recruiter again until it was time to go once I DEPed.

[hump_drop]

I wasn't in DEP, I talked to him, told him what I wanted, went to MEPS, took ASVAB, didn't let the Gunny at MEPS change me to something non-infantry, but went for Security Force option, swore in, shipped out all within a week of the initial call I made to the recruiter.