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You get to haul ass across the parade deck and try and beat the traffic out of that miserable place. Seriously, if you don't you are gonna be sitting there forever waiting to get out b/c there are a million people trying to get through one exit all at once.

I don't think the military will be jumping up and down to pick up a Glock pistol anytime soon - they have big hangups about external safety switches.

Yeah, now that I think about it, 10-12 canteens is about right - just 3 gallons seems so ridiculous when you put it like that. They are MUCH more accommodating towards filling canteens and making head calls at OCS than at Boot. Recruits pissing themselves is not uncommon at all - I doubt many...

3 gallons is quite a bit - that is ~~ 11 canteens. If you drink TOO much water, without enough potassium and sodium intake, you will get Hyponutrimia - which I got medevac'd for during SULE II. I was hyperventilating uncontrollably and cramping up nearly non-stop, and I had a lot of problems...

If that is who I am thinking of (Golf Co. 2nd Increment Summer 2006) he is a MECEP SSgt (Might be a GySgt now) who is going back this summer. Dunno if he was technically dead - but he was pretty jacked. -- Same Company had over 1/4 of it's candidates become casualties on the 9-mile hump/SULE II...

#21 is my favorite...wonder why his maintainers are trying to kill him?

Old Days - [ohld deyz] -Compound word 1. A long time ago when things were a LOT harder: I heard that back in the old days, Lt. Presley O'Bannon actually won the Battle of Tripoli all by himself using a coconut, a sock, and his favorite hat - which he later repaired using the hair of his...

Getting out after 4-years isn't leaving the service "high and dry." Seems like most people who enter the service talking about "their career" get out after 4, and most guys I know who are making a career of it just joined for four and wound up staying. Either way, the military needs people to...

Yeah definitely

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Got a 7mm Mauser (Pre-WWI) with a sporterized stock for Christmas. Passed down from my great-grandfather. German Proofmark Bought one of these at a gunshow this weekend. Ordered most of the parts already, will post pics when I get it all built up. Going to be a 6.8mm SPC

Probably the coolest two helicopters of all time, I don't think I can make a decision as to which is better...

Oh yeah, come to daddy

You must be a citizen to become a commissioned officer. http://officer.marines.com/page/Officer-FAQ.jsp?ref=1653#q_1 Edit: You must also be a citizen to enroll in NROTC https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/eligibility.cfm Edit Again: That information took me about 30 seconds all told to find. Did...

Have you talked to an officer recruiter? Anything you hear from anyone on here is going to be a) Conjecture or Hearsay and b) Ineffectual - the only person that can get you into the Navy is an officer recruiter (of some kind).

Do you own a pair of boots? If so - try out different things until you find what works. E.G., I wear cotton socks underneath my black socks, which everyone says is a big no-no, but I never get blisters either. I tried the liner thing and it destroyed my feet. See what works for you, you have...

I bought the cheapest synthetic running sock at my local store. It was like $10-15 for 3 of them, made by ASICS. Brought 6 pairs to OCS, wore them underneath my black socks. I usually just wear cotton ankle socks underneath my black socks though.

G Unit?

Dude, those guys have to wear yellow reflective belts on their cammies at all hours of the day...seriously... When we had a small det bring their aircraft into our hangar, it blew their minds that we had guys fapped to guard duty and that we had to field day our own shop.

Bet the grunts in the back would love that maneuver.

"So there I was, no $hit, Joystick in one hand, cup of coffee in the other, fearlessly taking pictures of the battlefield, all the while coming dangerously close to running out of cigarettes."

Looking for nubile underage daughters?

I thought you were supposed to kick the tranny off the aircraft after you sober up and before your friends catch you.

I just about broke my TV set watching the latest news. Mahmoud is calling it an "Eastern Gift to Britain." England is already thanking him...wtfo? Thanking him for what exactly?

I heard that 6114's have brass balls and bigger "torque wrenches" than 74's

Isn't the bigger problem here that they were 100% reliant on GPS to navigate, or is that normal?

Two scenes from the Great Santini I never get tired of watching: The first scene where the Marines are getting piss drunk, and the scene where Bull thinks his buddy is in the head and ambushes that Corporal. "...and if you ever strike a superior commissioned officer again, Atchley, I'll see...

Could try a "google" search for Iraqi Security Forces, or any other search you want, just figured wikipedia would point him in the right direction.

Hmmm... Try a wikipedia search for "Iraqi Security Forces" Or read a newspaper? Until then, don't lump me in with your "we."

Was I reading correctly that the impact occurred at approx. 200 AGL and they ejected at ~~120? I am impressed they stayed that cool considering a flameout at that low altitude.

Wait...what? So you are saying that we are dealing with human lives and billions of dollars and possibly the fate of the entire Middle East, and yet you agree with the Senate decision to set an arbitrary pullout date... But the bill in question isn't a benchmark - it is an arbitrary...

If you make one for every individual base it is going to take you an hour to scroll down the page.

Did he go AWOL and join the Army?

While I am certainly all for refining your position as you gain knowledge/experience (hell, everyone does it by instinct alone), that isn't the issue at hand. Certainly, with the advantage of 20/20 hindsight we could say "Maybe attacking Iraq isn't the best idea" or "Maybe we should plan for...

Yeah, the Republicans over the past few years have definitely not been the "small government, limited spending" types. Keynesian economic theory aside, I have been kinda waiting for the ball to drop as they push through tax cuts while raising spending. Although, I will place the...

Senate passes war spending bill with withdrawal deadline AP reference deleted; not kosher under copyright protection --- ...bill providing $122 billion to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan... Actually, the bill only provides about $102 billion for military spending, the rest...

Yes.

I'm pretty sure you are going to need a pair of these: and throw these out:

80%???? I think when I got accepted it was like 30% and that was considered a pretty high % for the year. I believe they DO have a set number, so the percent varies with the # of applicants. When I was at MECEP Prep they had someone from the actual board that decides who gets accepted and who...

Why does everyone want to be recon? Recon is farking miserable, it's not that "fun" to be hot/cold, hungry, tired, wet, dirty for weeks on end. Seems like somehow 90% of people who have never gone to the field want to be recon without even knowing what it is like to be a basic line...

The biggest way to prevent shin splints or other leg injuries is to be in good shape before you get there. Shoes are good too - I recommend Brooks (Adrenaline GTS if you overpronate) or Asics 2120's. Both should be sub $100 and are outstanding running shoes. Those two I mentioned are probably...

Submitted for your approval: Iraq Survey The statistics are somewhat conflicting, generally: People don't seem to approve of the way the war is being ran - but they don't want us to lose either. Here are a few: It isn't all roses and smiles - but I don't think Joe Sixpack wants...

There is a difference between a war that is unpopular with Joe Sixpack on the street and a war that Congress has voted to lose (withdraw). Other than that though it is mindless politicking on both sides. I usually with Ralph Peters point of view, and some of his Books are pretty good. Zing!!

OCS has NOTHING on Bootcamp in that regard. Try 13 weeks w/ absolutely no liberty and not even seeing a female on base. ANYTHING is hot after that. Maybe that is why so many Marines go out hogging...this would make a great research topic for some sociology major I bet...

H&R Block does it as well. They are all pretty similar.

Breathe Out every time you come up. See alot of people holding their breath. Crunches should stress your thighs and hip flexors more than your abs. (When you curl past about 30 degrees up from the ground, your hip flexors are the muscles that complete the movement). I don't even really curl...

Guy next to me at OCS brought two sets of Bates Lights and that is all he wore - pretty smart setup. I brought 1 set of regular Jungles, 1 set of Bates Warriors, and 1 set of Bates Lights. Wore the Lights to PT and humps and the other two for everything else. Get some Bates Lights for the...

Well, we all know that the phrase: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. applies only to weapons that can be defined as being for hunting only. /sarcasm I generally think the founding...