USMC, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS; I NEED INFO! PLEASE, read description.

Hey, I'm a 17 year old teenage guy who is looking forward to the next 11 months. I plan on joining the toughest military branch in The United States. THE MARINES=]. Before I do that though I want to get as much information about joining, enlistment, what to expect, YOU KNOW THE THINGS THAT RAN THROUGH YOUR HEAD BEFORE YOU GUYS JOINED. The topics I want the most info on our;

-Joining [what to do the day you go to and talk with a recruiter]
-Boot camp [what it's like, I KNOW IT'S TOUGH!]
-D.E.P.
-and whatever else there is to expect.

Please :) I WOULD BE GLAD IF YOU CURRENT MARINES GAVE ME SOME OR ALOT OF INFORMATION.

-Future Marine

Either message me on here, or you can ask for my email.
Once again if you choose to give me information, THANK YOU! It is much appreciated!

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[USMC2800MARINE]

DO what ur told, WHEN your told, and HOW your told and you'll be fine, under the radar and a meritorious promotion in the end :) oh and add a 300 pft =D

[23PorkNBeans]

If you want to become a Marine one day or are a USMC poolee, there is a link on my profile page that goes to a FUTURE MARINE WEB SITE that is loaded with plenty of good honest info about the Corps.

You can send your questions to an email on that site as well to an actual Marine who will answer them.

[PlatinumG]

Only thing to tell you is if you already have a MOS in mind study HARD for the ASVAB(even though its not that tough but what got me a bit was the time limits on sections)! After you are already DEP the ONLY! thing you need to worry about/do is get in shape! Im currently DEP in and i leave in like 48 days(Feb 08, 2010) and GET MOTIVATED!!

[nozappers]

In addition to getting ready physically, I suggest you read "Making the Corps" by T. Ricks. It is a little out of date, but will give you a good idea of what to expect at boot camp. If you are not taken by surprise, you wil be better prepared mentally to meet the challenges. Good luck

[PBsyko]

And even before you go in make sure you can run 3 Miles minimum.

Josh (Sis's BF) said when he was at Hollywood They did a 6 or 7 mile run at varous paces.

[PBsyko]

I don't feel like wording everything in under 500 Characters so any other questions pm me and I will try to help.

I can also hook you up with some good reading material that will get you ahead of the bunch.

Also a Perfect PFT is

3 Mile-18:00

100 Situps (Or crunches, I believe it is crunches not situps)-2 Minutes

20 Pullups (Dead Hangs or Flexed I am not thinking straight)= 300 Points

You do not have to be perfect but try getting yourself around that level.

[gnetics18]

Exactly what Vadion12 said, walk into a recruiters office and talk to them..they are normal people dont worry lol. I was just driving by one day, and had been thinking of stopping by, Im glad I did. I am in the DEP and scheduled to leave Sept 08,2009 MCRD SD. They will till you what you need to know, how to work out, what to expect and how to be the best. All you have to do is WANT to earn that title and EAGLE GLOBE AND ANCHOR...

[Vadion12]

Sup Bro? I'm in the DEP right now and I leave the end of next month. The most important thing you can do before joining is get in shape, I cannot stress this enough. You need to be able to do at least 5 pull ups, 50 crunches in two minutes and run a 1 1/2 mile in under 12 minutes, these are the minimums so strive to get better scores than these. The point of the DEP is to prepare you mentally and physically for bootcamp so just listen to what the recruiters tell you. Need more info hit me up