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Hello all,

I just wanted to jump in really quick and give you all an update on my status (and let you know I'm still kicking). Earlier today I graduated from MCT and now and waiting on my flight...

MCRD San Diego

I too remember it as if it were yesterday...oh that's right...it was.

It's good to be back and it's great to be a part of the brotherhood. Semper Fi

Okay Sergeant, I'll bite. If these are correct tho, it will be about 13 weeks before I find out and therefore may owe you quite a bit of PT depending on the interest rate.

Wendell Fertig was an...

25 April 1922

Corporal, did you qualify with a pistol in Intel? I noticed that you didn't have the badge on your signature but I have heard different things about whether Intel quals or not. I know it's not all...

I have looked at posts and websites for several months and that is by far the best and most understandable definition of those MOSs that I have seen. I guess there is alot to be said for going...

I missed the edit time but the other MOS is 2631 not 2629.

You are a wealth of information Corporal. I am about to ship to bootcamp with a "DD" contract. From what research I have done, I have read that at least one person out of each class (assuming they...

It is quite possible that the Marine and I could have misunderstood each other. More likely that I misunderstood him tho. We were talking on the phone and I asked him this question kind of as a...

1) Scarlet and Gold

2) 1939

3) A Battle Streamer is a long streamer attached to the headpiece of a military flag,
denoting participation of that military service in a particular...

1) Maritime Prepositioning Ship

There are 16 MPS ships that are part of the United
States Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program. They preposition
United States...

Just found out a few minutes ago that I got my "Delta Delta" contract for Intel. Shipdate is still October 14th.

Maybe a little more PT won't kill me...hopefully.

Here is what I have come up with.

The most recent time that the Marine Corps did not have First Sergeants was right after WWII. In 1946...

List 4 books on the CMC Reading List recommended for Private thru Lance Corporal:

Enders Game by O.S. Card
Rifleman Dodd by C.S. Forrester
A Message to Garcia by E. Hubbard
The Ugly...

We have conquered our enemies
All over the world
On land and on sea
Everywhere we fight
True and loyal to our duty
We are known by that
United States Marines
To be one is a great thing.
...

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MCRDSD
Legal Admin or Intel

I'm hoping for Intel but I will enjoy either one. With the last couple of pages of posts, it's no wonder I've been having trouble snagging one of those...

Thank you much, Sergeant. Hopefully that is the last bump in the road until I ship but I kind of doubt it. It's okay though, bumps in the road can wake you up sometimes and help keep the path in...

I got a call from a private investigator yesterday saying she needed an interview with me concerning my initial security clearance. No problem I thought, no police involvement of any kind (not even a...

Amen to that Brother!

I've been waiting for the list since June. When I DEPed in (with an October ship date) the recruiters made some phone calls to his superiors and got the projected date of mid-July for the new list. ...

Some great advice for new runners. I HATE running on a track. I will be thinking about something and forget how many times I've been around and then I get aggravated...it just doesn't work for me. ...

Just wanted to pop in and let some of you guys know that at least in my district (district 8) that the new jobs have come open. My contract is still in line and/or my recruiters are waiting to get...

As a fellow Morricone and Spaghetti Western fan, here's one of my favorites --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBelSZAx4ro

My wife and I both wrote a letter and will be taking them to the Post Office shortly. They should go out in the morning.

I probably put back on all the water weight I had lost about 10 minutes after finishing the "duck walk"/weigh-in part of MEPS. As soon as that was over I hit the water fountain hard! Now I'm just...