View Full Version : My Deciaction, Motivation, Heart as a Poolee in the Marine Corps
harper20
08-16-09, 05:34 PM
hey, my name is Gary Harper, im wanting to show my dedication to the Marine Corps to the poolee's and future poolee's.
I never thought about joining the Marines until one day it hit me i want to do something good with my life, the Marine Corps was the 1st thing in my mind but i had one problem...my weight.
When i was 17 i was 335LBS and no reqruiter would ever want to talk to me, so i decided to get off my butt and do something with my self, earn the respect that Marines get, it was what i wanted so bad in life, so i pushed my self to the limit with the thought in my head of "becoming a US Marine" and 2 years later im 205lbs.
i went and talked to a reqruiter about my progress of losing that mess of weight i lost, he was amazed at what i done to myself, so he sent me off to Nashville, TN for MEPS on July 7th.
I swore in July 2009, with the MOS 0600 and ship date of 20100222.
So im going to show you Marines/Poolee's my progress of changing myself to oneday become a United States Marine.
With Motivation, Dedication, and heart you can do anything if you put your self to whatever you want in life...
let me know what u think of my progress, ty
http://i31.tinypic.com/2drbfhx.jpg
when i was 15
http://i31.tinypic.com/ilm0cg.jpg
when i was 17, im on the far left
http://i25.tinypic.com/2ia3mzr.jpg
me now at 19
Freddy90
08-16-09, 06:02 PM
Gary Harper, GREAT progress! I hope you get what your looking for, and good luck to you.
Cressler
08-16-09, 06:04 PM
wow no offense dude but you were fat as hell glad you got your head in the game and decided to sign up for the Marine Corps I wish you continued progress in strengthing and weight loss....one good thing about losing weight is when it's gone yoru legs are already strong becuase of the weight you had to cary around you just don't realize it till you start losing i'm sure you've already started to see that
harper20
08-16-09, 08:09 PM
yyea im still vutting weight im pushing for 180 before i ship off to boot camp im gonna make it. i have so much dedication it hasent went away since i was 17
sdonaldson13
08-16-09, 08:31 PM
wow..congratulations!
Good Luck!
cammedNslammed
08-16-09, 09:11 PM
WOW dude its like a whole new you! Good work, keep it up, and stay motivated. These last 7-8 months for you will go by so fast. I swore in 6 months ago and its amazing how fast it has flown by. Good luck bro.
harper20
08-16-09, 09:42 PM
preciate it yall, i keep making typo's on my words cause im always on the go and i got on my phone and tryed to attemp to type lol.
Eldridge0311
08-16-09, 09:56 PM
How tall are you? Why 06xx field and what are you IST scores like?
harper20
08-16-09, 10:16 PM
5'11, and 06XX because i took college classes towards IT Technology, im gonna finish college up after active duty, then probably re-inlist.
my 1.5 mile run is 12:30, 85 crunches and 8 pull ups, as of this last saturday
Eldridge0311
08-16-09, 10:39 PM
Only 5'11"? You look lighter than 205 in your picture. But keep it up, your doing awesome.
Bioskrizzel
08-17-09, 07:46 AM
Good job,Keep up the hard work and MOTO!
andrew5760
08-17-09, 10:30 AM
Keep up the hard work man.
cammedNslammed
08-17-09, 02:31 PM
Only 5'11"? You look lighter than 205 in your picture. But keep it up, your doing awesome.
I agree, looks more like 180-185 to me. Im roughly 160 or so and he's not THAT much bigger than me
MarinesFTW
08-17-09, 11:45 PM
THAT IS IMPRESSIVE!!!! After you come back from boot camp as a Marine, make sure you do a before and after picture, hell, you'd would get so many people wanting to join after seeing what you did. Get RA after boot and just bring your old pictures, see what happens..
AMarine
08-18-09, 01:17 AM
That is spectacular! And very motivating to a lot of people. Keep up the good work and continur your PT and you will be in great shape when you get to Boot Camp! GREAT JOB!
-AFM
thats my boy right there.
Thats outstanding bro! Dedication will take you a long way, keep it up. I found when I lost my weight, muscle was alot easier to put on. My bench shot up 100 lbs in 10 months. Make sure to keep it up, and put on some muscle before you ship and you'll be good to go.
harper20
08-19-09, 12:31 PM
yea im keepin up the progress, yesterday at pt we did cross country with weight and it hurts to get up but i love the feeling cause it making me stronger and more able to become a Marine one day
keep it up big guy! the more you do, the more you want to do.
pooliekey
08-19-09, 08:49 PM
Great job, OP! I was in the same basic ship you were in. Was at 350, decided to lose weight-- orginally just to get girls (lol)-- but I decided I'd rather spend my time on something that actually matters, so I called a Marine Corps recruiter. A few days later I swore into DEP at MEPS in Nashville,Tn. Shipping out January 15th.
It's been a long road to get to 200, but that's where I'm at. I'm cutting to lower my body fat down to single digits before I ship and come up with some muscle.
Good luck to you, man. I learned dicipline, initiative, responsiblility, and maturity while losing my weight. I'm sure the same is true for you. Hopefully that'll serve us well at Recruit Training.
pooliekey
08-19-09, 08:57 PM
Great job, harper20! I was in the same ship you were in. I was at 350 and decided to lose weight-- originally just to get girls ( lol)-- but once I lost most of it I changed my mind and decided to do it for something that actually matters, so I called a Marine Corps recruiter. A few days later I swore into DEP in Nashville, Tn. Shipping January 15th.
It was a long road, getting down to 200. I'm glad I've done it. The only thing left for me personally is to cut down to single digit body fat and try and get to about 180. I'm 6'2, so that might be alittle too much. I'll decide when I get there.
Good luck to you! In losing my weight I learned discipline, motivation, maturity, responsibility, intiative, and endurance. I'm sure the same is true for you as well. Hopefully it will serve us well at Recruit Training.
harper20
08-19-09, 11:15 PM
preciate it, wat day did u goto MEPS in Nashville?
PooleeHunt
08-20-09, 12:48 PM
That is very impressive man. The most I had to lose was 45lbs. I can't imagine what dedication it must take, to stay motivated so long. Let alone to start that uphill battle in the first place. I hope we both earn the Title one day, because I think it would be awesome to serve alongside someone so dedicated and hard working. Good luck man, even though I don't think you'll need it.
harper20
09-04-09, 12:42 AM
my basics got changed to 20091201!!!!!
Congrats on the ship date changed.
SeanRyan32
09-04-09, 01:42 AM
my basics got changed to 20091201!!!!!
Mine, too! But I went the other way. Delayed, that is...
atimmons
09-04-09, 03:03 AM
Awesome, congrats on the weight loss and ship date upgrade. I know alot of poolees that would kill for that. Good luck bro.
PooleeFiechter
09-06-09, 10:51 PM
This Poolee did have 20091201 but it got moved back
Silverstrike
09-14-09, 03:41 PM
great job you deserve it with all that dedication and persiverance. i was weighing at a lil over 260lbs last july, and then i started to bring that down just to get it off cause at the time i was a chef then by the time i decided i wanted to join the marines i was weighing about 175lbs i bet back in 20090303 and now im at 160lbs and 6'1'' and shipping in just 3 weeks i cant wait