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Also, if she could get in now, couldn't she use the GI bill to get her Master's when she gets out? Or would that not work for a UK based school?

But the chicks Bill hooked up with were ugly... Please, share it with all of us

I'm glad we are starting to see eye-to-eye. Just one more thing: most people asking for advice on this site aren't 13-14 years old, so their bodies aren't going to adapt to sudden stress as easily. The most common threads I see are college students or graduates asking for advice on the PRT...

I don't take offense, and I think that if OP phrased his question something like "I'm at 19.5 min for the 3 mi run and want to get an extra 1.5 min out, what do I do" then you'd have some sound advice for him. It's just that what you are writing is not geared for a beginner.

The PRT/PFT is not just a timed event, but it's a standardized time event. In other words, the candidate knows going in what time he needs to beat to earn a certain score. In a race, you have to beat the other people competing, who could run any number of variable times. The act of actually...

DSL, I am not questioning your ability as a runner. I am questioning your ability to give advice to those people who are not competitive runners. Sometimes people who do something exceptionally well forget what it's like to start at the beginning. Believe it or not, the Marine PFT isn't a 5k...

Haha, sounds just like me (minus the throwing up part).

Unlike DSL, this guy has excellent PRT prep advice: http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,Smith_Index,00.html http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,Smith_080205,00.html http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,Smith_081303,00.html

By the way, any chance you can clear up the misconception on what the "minimum" is for the in-PRT at OCS in RI? I've read posts ranging from Sat. Med to Good High. EDIT: interestingly enough, I'm going to magically gain like 3 levels on my PRT for PU/run but not gain anything on situps when...

Not if he dated this woman, who supposedly posted an ad on Craig's List:

*shrug* Idk...I asked point blank if the PRT counted and my recruiter said it was pass/fail. Like I said, he didn't seem to care once I hit the mins on the PRT, nor did he write down my scores. I'm getting my things together for OCS, so either he was right, the Navy was desperate, or he made up...

Did you just ignore everything I said. Even if your hypthesis about Canadian drug companies just copying our companies' formulas is correct, that would still only shave off 13%. You can't argue for a free market healthcare system and then get all protectionist for drug companies. Well...

Joe, you make a lot of good points, but the difference here is that the judge has not raised this child from an early age -- his foster parents have. The only reason they can't sign off on the child is because the mother and father's whereabouts are unknown, so they can't approve the adoption...

This kid is going to join the Corps either way. If the judge lets him do it now, he gets $10k and a guarunteed shot at a MOS. If he does it later, then none of that applies. All this judge is doing is screwing over what would otherwise be a great opportunity for someone who has it "figured...

This is coming from what the SWO/N explained to me: FFGs and DDG/CGs are different "platforms" because of the lack/presence of the Aegis system, which was explained to me as "a video game that lets you aim missiles." The guy doing the VIP/interviews was not Aegis qualified, so he could only...

If the Navy pays you before you go to OCS, you will owe time as enlisted if you attrite, such as with nuke.

Speaking of which, what are the "good places to go?"

You jumped on me for saying that pharmaceutical companies spend a lot more money on advertising than research. This is true, as given by the data I quoted. As a matter of fact, that pie graph is from 2002, which is before I remember seeing prescription drug ads on TV. I didn't know that putting...

Aye, sir: http://www.amsa.org/hp/RandD.cfm http://www.amsa.org/hp/pharmstructure.cfm Looks like I was mistaken: $35 of the $100 is marketing -- but only $13 of it is R&D.

First paragraph: docs have various reasons for entering their specialties, and some might be seeing the dollar signs at the end of the road. However, using money as the sole motivator is overly simplistic here. Not all specialties are created equal; some take as many as 7 years of training to...

To be clear: I wasn't saying that supply/demand doesn't drive the price for neurologists or other "rare" specialists; rather, I was countering the notion that doctors aren't entering the specialties due to lack of demand. Pretty much any specialty is in demand, so it doesn't really factor into...

EXCEPT... Not all specialties require the same training. The work required through residency and fellowships generally drives doctors away from "hard" specialties like neurology. The people left going for them are the ones who either really like the subject, or really like money. And there...

I'm not sure about when you would go to SWO school cuz I chose subs. What happens is this: -1st DIVO tour: conventional smallboy (DDG, FFG, CG). Qualify for pin. -Nuke School (1 year) -2nd DIVO tour: engine room of CV -Shore duty Stick SWO school somewhere in there. Probably before the...

If there were no demand for that specialist, he wouldn't be able to get away with charging $1,500 a visit and not accepting any kind of insurance. Hell, he wouldn't even be in business. It's moreso that the supply (ie that kind of specialist) is limited. I wish I could remember what...

The former. The only difference between SWO and SWO(N) is that the nuke guys do a stint in the engine room of a CV every so often.

Cuz this never happens in the U.S.... My mother got bitten by a tic and came down with lime disease. The only thing is that her physician didn't catch it until it was way advanced. She had to see a specialist for the diagnosis at this point, since she needed some crazy ass antibiotic to cure...

Thanks. The "I heard" was a 20 minute explanation by a SWO/N LT on the VIP trip. Come to think of it, though, he went enlisted to officer, so I guess that's why it was different.

This whole thing seems foreign to me... From the OCS end, I was told that you speak to your detailer when you are ready to deploy. You get to fill out a "wish list" where you can ask for platform (aegis vs. non-aegis)/duty station/ship name in whatever preference you want. Then the detailer...

On the Navy side, you apply for specific officer designations on the application for commission. You find out which communty you got selected for, if any, when the board reviews your app. If you don't want to work in a certain community, don't apply for it.

That's why I asked :).

Are you getting enough potassium and sodium?

A proper weight routine will work on both strength and endurance as well.

This is speculation on my part, but when the investigator asked me about drug use he said "did you use any other drugs?" I said no, because I didn't, then he goes "ever use cocaine?" which of course I said no again. So maybe there's something going on between cocaine and national security...

When I interviewed a few weeks ago for nuke, one applicant put that he was the president of his fraternity on his application/transcripts. Well, when he got into the Admiral's office, the Admiral asked the applicant what leadership abilities he learned from holding this position. After every...

I used weed a handful of times three years ago, but couldn't remember how many. I picked 3 out of a hat since the online form couldn't fit "I don't remember)", and I got the waiver. I also made it clear to the investigator that I didn't remember the exact number when he interviewed me...

Exactly. Look, one of my friends is on his way to earning his CPA. Now, I'd rather gouge my eyes out than learn accounting, but that's his thing. Likewise, you won't get a bunch of guys who like to spend their workday flying something to enjoy being submerged for up to 6 months with no...

Maybe if CCW was allowed then people would pull idiotic shit like this. Just a hunch since you don't hear of this garbage happening at gun shows and the like.

I wasn't trying to imply that we're going to run out of oil in the next decade. All I was saying is that there really isn't much incentive to truly make and develop an alternative source of energy, other than too many people buying into global warming predictions that we're all going to die from...

Before that, one of two things must happen: -We find a cheaper, more efficient alternative energy source than fossil fuel -We run out of fossil fuel I think number two will happen first.

Changing my face from looking down to looking forward isn't going to make a big deal to me.

But the investigators for the security clearance ARE good at finding out the dirt. That's where he's going to run into trouble. Ethically, it's a good idea to come clean.

The only difference between the two that I knew of is USMC = face looking forward, two for one USN = face looking at the floor, one for one.

"Thigh" refers to the entire section between your knees and hips.

Oh yay, weight lifting :). Weights are great, and they actually can help you increase the amount of pushups you do. The thing with weightlifting, as with any training where you are looking to increase your performance, is to train to failure each and every time. That sounds a lot easier than...

USMC or USN? For the Navy, it's pass/fail. My recruiter didn't stop me, but he stopped counting after I hit the mins (which is good-low, btw). The general advice I've gathered is that you want to be at least comfortably at good-high to avoid rolling in the in-PRT at OCS because performance...

Do those come with matching vampire teeth :confused: :icon_tong

http://www.navy-prt.com/ :-P They have links to the official forms there.

Someone screwed up somewhere. The 500 yard swim is not required for commissioning, let alone for entry to OCS. The swim qual required at OCS is: -Swim 50 meters using any stroke -Tread for 5 minutes -Jump off a 15 foot platform -"Drown proofing," which they teach you there. You can do...

I was actually referring to this quote from the "Navy OCS" forum: Which is pretty much the same question you asked in this thread: I didn't mean to be "fisty," but you are asking a question which is A) covered in 9 million threads on this forum and B) was answered in a prior thread and...

The 500 yard swim is not required to commission. You only need to pass the level 3 swim qual (swim 50 meters, jump off a 15 ft platform, tread water for 5 minutes, and drown proofing which they will teach you when you get there). AFAIK, the in-PRT at OCS is given with the run. Once you are...