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01-18-09, 12:21 PM #16
I'll start with... im still a civy, dumb questions are part of my nature... im sure my drill instructor will fix that real quick... in the meantime:
I have asked those questions and thousands more from my recruiter as well as expressed to him and the others at the office as well as showed my initial dedication to the corps. They even invited me to be a guest poolee before signing so i can take advantage of the training and be prepared for the journey to come. I asked the dumb questions on here cause thats what they are dumb minute details that dont really matter whether or not i get an answer but really the only place where i can ask due to the major lack of female marines in my area.
and in response the specific "how can i get stronger/faster" my recruiter wasnt much help with that he just said run, do crunches, and pullups and ull be fine.... not much help if you could shed some light on that itd be greatly appreciated cause anyone can do that to become strong... but what does it take to become marine strong
sorry that my first thread was "flighty" it never meant to offend due to its lack of importantance i didnt get to read through all the stickys so i didnt want to ask what i feel is common questions that im sure ur all sick of answering when i could just read prior ones... i appreciate the fact that marines take the time out to give advise cause ill take all that i can get
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01-18-09, 01:51 PM #17
Not that I plan on fighting or anything, but what are the punishments for getting in physical altercations in boot?
We were in MRP, so we couldnt really get 1/4decked, but we got a little physical punishment. The squad bay would never be as shinny as it was after we got done.
You've gotta pick your battles. Differences will always be there and there will always be a tough guy proclaiming his toughness to everyone. You've gotta be able to look past/through that and just take care of you. Coming to blows should be a worst(last) case decision when you feel youre threatened with bodily harm.
The circumstances surrounding the punch I threw were more in-depth then just a push and a punch, it had been going on longer then that. I wont go into it.
I'm by no means a "tough guy", but I wont let anyone walk all over me. I'm pretty confident that most misunderstandments can be remidied by other means, over fighting.
Every friend of mine that went to boot saw fights. Some understandable, others not.
I wouldnt recommend throwing punches because someone "disrespected" you.
If you dont bring it on yourself, then a fight should be easily avoided.
That's why he went to boot and came back a "Marine friend" and not a "Marine".
Don't be stupid.
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01-18-09, 02:38 PM #18
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01-18-09, 03:53 PM #19
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01-18-09, 04:21 PM #20
The corporal's post was another cry against the injustice of being alive during the ME generation. If you read the original posters questions then you'll know that she's asking about Marine Corps policy and using "other branches" as the yard stick.
She also "knows" that sort of trash happens in the other branches. The original poster can be excused if she's been dealing with hearsay and such; that explains her misconceptions about our beloved Marine Corps.
What climbs right up my ass is the level of nastiness shown by some of the poolees on this thread. Some of these responses are downright disrespectful and lack any military bearing that they should have started picking up in the DEP.
Also, poolees who have been to boot and are posting about trash that should be kept in-house is just stupid. Show some tact and leave most of the mystique of Boot at Boot. Boot is for those who qualify to step on the yellow footprints and Boot Camp experiences doled out by Marines is shared at their discretion.
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01-18-09, 06:05 PM #21
There were a few fights in my platoon. All the stress and frustation result in arguments which can lead to a fist fight among the recruits. I remember at least two fight which happened in boot, but there were other minor ones which happened on occassion as well (such as a recruit slamming another recruit up against the wall). It is not very common though, but it does happen. We were only allowed to shave our legs twice during boot, but most of the recruits only got to shave once because the platoon messed up the second time and shaving time was cancelled.
In the fleet, female Marines rarely fight each other. Most get along pretty well.
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01-19-09, 08:43 AM #22
Haha, they get along real well Sgt...
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01-19-09, 09:44 AM #23
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01-19-09, 09:52 AM #24
Don't worry, you won't be writing much at boot unless you're taking notes or you're the scribe. You will write recruit way more than you will ever write Marine. At boot you don't even really rate to say the word Marine...
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01-19-09, 05:32 PM #25
Are the boot camps shown on military channel even accurate or do they only show the nice fluffy stuff to peak interest, I assume that its more difficult and involves a lot more yelling than what they portray, but I have no idea thats why im asking. Is there anywhere to find videos on female Marine boot camp so I can see how that is I know what it sounds like for the male Drill Instructors to yell cause they show that all the time but I've yet to see any female Marine Drill Instructors.
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01-19-09, 05:39 PM #26
Ok. I'm not trying to knock you guys because I was kind of the same way, but you all worry to much about "preparing" yourselves. Just go and do your best. Do you think any of these Marines could YouTube a bootcamp video in 1953? And I'll bet it was a different ballgame then. Just relax and prepare yourself for whatever comes your way...
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01-19-09, 05:51 PM #27
I just ask to get the semantics out of the way so while im in training I can focus on the important things and not have the little nagging questions in the back of my mind. I just want to get the most of the training I'll be fortunate to receive while I'm there this summer
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01-19-09, 05:59 PM #28
semantics
1. the study of the meaning of words.
2. the study of linguistic development by examining and classifying changes in meaning. Also called semasiology, sematology, semology. — semanticist, n. — semantic, adj.
What do semantics have to do with this? I am not trying to give you a hard time (seriously) because it is a normal desire to know everything in advance. We clung desperately to our contraband Training Matrix.. as if by reading it we would do better. All I'm saying is hearing a female DI screaming will not make you a better recruit. Good luck with it, though, ok?
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01-19-09, 06:08 PM #29
semantics (used mainly in reference to the previous post where I was told that it's boot camp, not basic for the Marines). What's a Training Matrix, and yes I am newer than new to the military and I expect to get crap for it. I know hearing a female Drill Instructor scream won't make me a better recruit, I'm just too curious for my own good, but my Drill Instructor will fix that I'm sure lol.
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01-19-09, 06:12 PM #30
Yup.
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