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Roger198528
01-23-14, 10:35 PM
Just graduated boot camp this past Friday, 17 Jan 2014. Thankfully, turned out better than I had hoped. Graduated Company Honor Man for Company K, was meritoriously promoted to Lance Corporal, and received some pretty cool awards and commendations. If anyone has any questions about anything relating to boot camp or training leading up to it fire away. I am fresh out of boot camp.

m14ed
01-24-14, 01:15 AM
Congrats on the title ....Marine.

I noticed you kicked your mother to the curb
Now, go fix your profile ...

josephd
01-24-14, 01:40 AM
don't bring the "I was Company Honor Man/I'm a LCpl" attitude to SOI, your MOS school, or to the fleet....No one cares. Get PME complete and do as many MCIs as you can in the next 9 months before you rate a composite score for Cpl. that way you aren't scrambling for points to pick up and chasing the cutting score all the time.

03GyRene
01-24-14, 07:25 AM
Nice job Marine...OORAH, SEMPER FI
:iwo:

gkmoz
01-24-14, 07:59 AM
Congrats Marine ! I noticed you are a conductor/Switchman with BNSF ? Never ever give up your seniority ! and when you get back there to those trains BE CAREFUL
I was a Cond./Brkmn for Conrail a long time and ya never know ?

Rocky C
01-24-14, 09:00 AM
Congrats and Outstanding Marine !!!

I will change your status on the forum from " Poolee/DEP " to " Marine ".

Please square away your profile with all fields filled out to reflect the changes.

Semper Fi,
Rocky

chulaivet1966
01-24-14, 09:15 AM
Huh....L/Cpl at end of boot camp?

I don' get it....things have certainly changed over the years.

Carry on....

Roger198528
01-24-14, 11:59 PM
Josephd - I am treating SOI like a clean slate. All the awards and commendations are great, but I definitely am going to work harder at SOI. SOI is just the next step. I have BRC to worry about after that. I am truly excited for SOI, but BRC is a whole other animal. As far as the MCIs go, as soon as we get registered for them in the system I am knocking them out. I decided a long time ago that if I got the chance to re-enlist I was going to go 100% with no regrets. Whatever I can do to excel in the Corps is what I am going to do. As far as getting Corporal, if all goes to plan (and I do what I am supposed to), I should rank it by the end of this year. It actually is extremely rare, but the company honor man can be meritoriously promoted to Lance Corporal out of boot camp. As far as what merits it, I don't have a clue. I know I busted nuts and put in my work day in and day out, but what actually merits it, don't ask me. I am definitely grateful of it though I know that.

Roger198528
01-25-14, 12:02 AM
gkmoz - I am even more grateful that I landed a job with BNSF. Even though working for them can be sort of a trading game sometimes, they have been very helpful and supportive of my re-enlistment choice. I not only get to keep my seniority while I am on active duty, but they also pay a "make whole" which is the difference of what I made in boot camp to what I would have made had I been with BNSF still. It may not be much in the long run, but it definitely helps my wife with bills for a little bit. I will be glad to get back to them (if I decide not to be a lifer Marine), but for right now, I am definitely enjoying the Marine Corps. Semper Fi

Rocky C
01-25-14, 10:18 AM
The title of your thread is " Fresh Out of Boot Camp. Ask Away ".

You better find out why you Merited it because you are going to be asked on it in this sub-forum " Former Poolee Advice ".

mexbearlll
01-29-14, 10:36 AM
WOW ,L/CPL out of Boot Camp, does that mean NCO out of MCT or MOS School ? I can remember the Wife and I looking forward to Me getting promoted Slowly each time it came time. Oh well Congrats ...

Changster
01-30-14, 06:04 AM
Coming out of boot as an E3 is not uncommon. Lot's of prior service folks, etc. Even when I went through in 1990 I had a bunch.

Congrats Marine! I extend to you a hardy handshake and my respect for you reaching for your goals. SOI is just that....take a deep breath and enjoy it for what it is and don't sweat the small stuff. Get through that indoc...don't quit!

03GyRene
01-30-14, 08:12 AM
When I got my orders to 1st platoon, Golf 2/3, in 1978, my fire team leader was a LCPL right out of boot camp. I don't think he was an Honor Man though so not sure how he pulled that off. I know he didn't have any dress blues because, years later as an E5 he bought blues before his EAS. Anyway, guess they have been doing the E3 out of boot camp thing for awhile.

Poolee Baxter
01-30-14, 08:42 AM
Firstly congrats sir!! how was boot camp as an overall experience? Also, what was recieiving like?
Thanks!

HST
01-30-14, 12:32 PM
L/Cpl out of boot, that is amazing. Congrats. I made PVT. out of boot in 66, the best I saw anyone get was PFC. I thought I was hot to make CPL in under 2 and that was all in Nam. New days, new ways. Semper Fi Bro.

Tyler229
05-05-14, 10:35 PM
Since, as a poolee, I dont really even know what questions to ask. If you will, please give as detailed as you will make a week by week description of boot. I enlisted in Feb, and my ship date is in Oct. The anticipation of the hell that awaits is agonizing lol Also, were you at Parris Island or San Diego? I live in Georgia, so my fate is pretty well sealed!(I'm looking forward to it though, don't get me wrong!) My father was a "Hollywood Marine" and went through recruit training in the mid 80's. And, although he has given me some insight, I'm still pretty much in the dark! I know you may not remember every detail, but if you will give all that you do remember, i would be eternally grateful!

Congrats on earning the Title and on the promotions! I cannot wait to have the opportunity to join you and the rest of these wonderful Marines, and of most importantly to me, my father, as a Marine! Any way, enough of the sentimental stuff, Thanks!

Rocky C
05-06-14, 08:46 AM
Here is your training Matrix.


http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/entry.php?1081-Marine-Corps-Boot-Camp-Basics

Yohan
06-18-14, 11:23 AM
He may have done it differently, but you can go into Boot Camp as an E-2/PFC nowadays. By referring two friends and getting them to go to the RSS and enlist, you can get an immediate promotion to E-2. That's what I did, and I will be entering Boot Camp as a Private First Class.

Yohan
06-18-14, 11:44 AM
Oh, and you can also use your JROTC credits from high school, as well as college credits in general. Doing these three things can get you up to E-2 right away. After that, I guess just excel in Boot Camp and the next promotion will come up? Also, note that you cannot stack these things up. I mean, I did JROTC in high school too and plan to take a couple of classes before I ship out in January AND got two friends to enlist. I would still enter as an E-2. There's that.

m14ed
06-19-14, 04:26 AM
Yesterday, 12:23 PM #18 (http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?116593-Fresh-Out-of-Boot-Camp-Ask-Away&p=957323&viewfull=1#post957323)
Yohan (http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/member.php?111174-Yohan)
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you can go into Boot Camp as an ((E-2/PFC nowadays.))
By referring two friends and getting them to go to the RSS and enlist,
you can get an immediate promotion to E-2.
That's what I did, and I will be entering Boot Camp
as a Private First Class.

Yesterday, 12:44 PM #19 (http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?116593-Fresh-Out-of-Boot-Camp-Ask-Away&p=957327&viewfull=1#post957327)
Yohan (http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/member.php?111174-Yohan)

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more Drivvle
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you don't have a rank OTHER THAN RECRUIT
UNTILL you earn the title.

IF YOU FLUNK OUT,,, you're still a Civilian,,
same scuzzie maggot like you went in.

Wanna Bet ?
ask your recruiter

Yohan
06-19-14, 05:29 PM
Yesterday, 12:23 PM #18 (http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?116593-Fresh-Out-of-Boot-Camp-Ask-Away&p=957323&viewfull=1#post957323)
Yohan (http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/member.php?111174-Yohan)
http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/images/leatherneck/statusicon/user-offline.png
you can go into Boot Camp as an ((E-2/PFC nowadays.))
By referring two friends and getting them to go to the RSS and enlist,
you can get an immediate promotion to E-2.
That's what I did, and I will be entering Boot Camp
as a Private First Class.

Yesterday, 12:44 PM #19 (http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?116593-Fresh-Out-of-Boot-Camp-Ask-Away&p=957327&viewfull=1#post957327)
Yohan (http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/member.php?111174-Yohan)

http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/images/leatherneck/statusicon/user-offline.png
more Drivvle
................ ................... ...................



you don't have a rank OTHER THAN RECRUIT
UNTILL you earn the title.

IF YOU FLUNK OUT,,, you're still a Civilian,,
same scuzzie maggot like you went in.

Wanna Bet ?
ask your recruiter



In case it wasn't clear, that's what I meant. Once you get the uniform and title, you will be walking around one rank higher than the guys next to you, thanks to the credits and whatnot. Obviously you wouldn't run around Boot Camp bossing people around like you're something- you're not even a Marine at that point yet.

Poolee Hicks
09-11-14, 08:47 AM
How do you get the title of company honor grad?

HST
09-11-14, 11:44 AM
You suck so hard that you can collapse a beer can

Baker1971
09-12-14, 09:55 AM
Hahahahaha !!!

advanced
09-12-14, 11:34 AM
Hahahahaha !!!

I graduated Parris Island back in 67 as a PFC when it was very difficult to do so. Of course I was an extraordinary recruit and I later became an exceptional Marine.

Baker1971
09-13-14, 11:06 AM
I heard they call you #1 lol.