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I Finally Enlisted in USMC.

Matt6969

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last friday i enlisted in the Marine corps. but i wont even ship out to boot until june 7, 2010. any way i am jacked about it so i posted a thread. is there any Marines on this thread that can give me any training info.

right now i can do

23 pullups

140 crunches in 2 min.

21 min 3 mile
 
500 pushups
500 butterflys
500 bodyweight squats
100 pullups

Do as fast as you can, alternating once you tire on one. That will do you fine. And then just run. Run, run, run.
 
damn man Im jealous, Ive been trying for a while to join But Im Canadain and no matter what I do or what I try I cant get around the fact that i need a green card and that Is an impossible card to get for a foreigner right now. Yoou would figure if I join and complete basic that would be enough or simply showing how bad I want to join, but alas im pretty sure these days its never going to happen as every recrutier i speak too says the same thing to A T! " get a green Card" Get a green card!! well if it were that easy the whole wordl would live in the United States.

Good Luck man, train hard and dont take it for granted that you are in because lots of people I know personally would kill to have the oppurtunity you soon will have.
 
I have a tender heart and admiration for all past and current military personnel, but especially Marines. My lil bro was a Marine. I was very proud of him. I don't have the advice you seek, but want to wish you the best and to thank you in advance for your service to our country. May God's blessings and favor be yours.
 
thanks TexasTitan, and goodluck getting a green card searl12, hope you can join soon. and thanks for the support keeper.
 
Congratulations on becoming one of the select few. My entire SF career had me beside some of the best damn fighting machines this country has ever put out.

The only training wisdom that I will suggest is to pack tight, pack it right, and kill everything in sight - Hooah!

Good luck to you.
 
hey iron lung did you ever serve with any Canadians who havd transfereed to the Marines from our Military, or who had found a way to enlist. I mean there just has to be a loophole for someone who wants to serve so badly. I have spent the better part of 5 years reading and applying for things to get me closer and I havent budged an inch because its impossible to get a green card. god Im so frustrated, I wish they would stop playing those damn recrutiing commercials up here.
 
Negative.
You may want to speak to your local Recruiter, though. They tend to find a way for you some how. Do you know of any in your area? If not, call one that is closest to your border for help.

Yeah, I heard that we are playing some commericals for the Armed Forces in a few Countries now, so it does seem as if there is a way.
searl12 said:
hey iron lung did you ever serve with any Canadians who havd transfereed to the Marines from our Military, or who had found a way to enlist. I mean there just has to be a loophole for someone who wants to serve so badly. I have spent the better part of 5 years reading and applying for things to get me closer and I havent budged an inch because its impossible to get a green card. god Im so frustrated, I wish they would stop playing those damn recrutiing commercials up here.
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Right on man, I appreciate it, Its just this fire inside me of me that keeps telling me to live for something greater than myself, to be a team, to watch your back while you watch mine, something about that just fills me with such passion, I know it sounds cheesy but I am a man who was born to serve. I wont give up, and I have joined Canadas Royal Canadian Regiment who are currently In southern Afghanistan as we speak. I could always serve here for a bit then do a transfer to the marines, I know for sure that is allowed. so agin thx and to all who serve or dream to serve good luck for you are better men than I.
 
Hello congratulations,

you can start doing the BDU navyseals workout. The link is into my signature.

Goodluck.
 
If those pull-ups are no sh1t dead hang your fine. Post your weight and height. I went in @ 212 @ 6ft at around 12% and left 187 lbs around 9%. I ate as much as I possibly could. Your run time is pretty damn good and your crunches are way above max. If you can get your run time down to 18:00 you could be a contender for the company Ironman in boot camp. I think you get a meritorius promotion for it. Boot camp is all about sleep deprived, mental stress, intense training. I look back and had a great time. That of course is after the fact. While I was there is was the most challenging thing I have ever done. Good luck man! What is your MOS going to be?
 
anyone wanna let me live with them so I can get a green card and join! lol jk jk, Ithink actually you just need to be a resident , I keep getting conflicting info.

Anyways, im jealous of all of you right now!
 
searl12 said:
anyone wanna let me live with them so I can get a green card and join! lol jk jk, Ithink actually you just need to be a resident , I keep getting conflicting info.

Anyways, im jealous of all of you right now!
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I know a lot of non-citizens in the Corps.....you need to talk to a recruiter....I am sure there is a way. Plus you can get your citizenship that way.
 
its weird man cause ive taled to about 10 different ones and they all say you need a permanent residence and a green casrd, but its been a few months so ill give them a call for sure today and see whats up.
 
Thank you my friend, there are no 2 people more similar than Canadian and Americans, we share a continent and a border, I would gladly serve as I know if we needed help our brothers would be there, and the same goes from us to you, our military is small but we have some of the most professional soldiers in the world, and although we did not follow in Iraq we have been serving in Afghanistan for quite some time now and hopefully will continue to do so.
 
I went army, but got out. My little brother is a marine, he's one of the most dependable guys I know.

Congrats, and you will hate yourself for the entire training period, screaming in your head * WHY THE HELL DID I DO THIS* then after wards your gona be standing there in formation on graduation day and all that patriotic fervor hits you and you tear up like a lil pussy because of all that fire and emotion inside and it all makes sense.

Just remember......

Semper Fi Do or Die
 
Matt6969 said:
last friday i enlisted in the Marine corps. but i wont even ship out to boot until june 7, 2010. any way i am jacked about it so i posted a thread. is there any Marines on this thread that can give me any training info.

right now i can do

23 pullups

140 crunches in 2 min.

21 min 3 mile
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Run, Run, and run some more.
Also practice makeing your bed. Get a DI in a bad mood and you will spend your 1st hr awake jumping out of your bunk, makeing it then haveing to jump back in until everyone gets it right.
Also, Be ready for the heat and humidity SC gets nastey in the summer.

Ahhh the good old days.

Good luck man.

JP.
 
Matt6969 said:
last friday i enlisted in the Marine corps. but i wont even ship out to boot until june 7, 2010. any way i am jacked about it so i posted a thread. is there any Marines on this thread that can give me any training info.

right now i can do

23 pullups

140 crunches in 2 min.

21 min 3 mile
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Hell yeah! sounds like you're already a bamf as far as upper body goes. Work more on the running tho. I think it gets a guy no matter what branch of the military. Running is my hardest part at least.
 
searl 12 i talked to my recruiter and he said that you HAVE to be a citizen of the U.S. to join. i did what i could.

MOS= Infantry

5ft 7.5 in

168 lb

8% bf
 
thx man, ya the same thing I have heard over and over, its all good bro I appreciuate you asking I really do , Im going dwon to join the Canadian Forces today, were alot smaller but our infantry is solid for sure.

In case you guys didnt know were shoulder to shoulder with you in Afghanistan right now, my bros done 2 tours there and hopefully Ill get to do the same.

PS: I wish my country was half a spatriotic as America , that is what I admire most about you guys. At times you may be wrong, you may be down and out but your love for your country is amazing.

its too bad that my country had soooo many minorities here now that there is no pride at all, Im white and there are more immigrants here than Canadians.

ANYONE WANT FREE PASSAGE AND HEALTHCARE? CANADAS BORDERS ARE WIDE FCKN OPEN.
 
Good job dude.

Nothing like the sound of poolies running to get the blood flowing. They are moto as hell!

Ur good. work on that run get it down to 17 minutes and Your gold, either way you will have a 1st class PFT which works wonders.

Whats MOS are you? I know as a cook we trained as hard as grunts cause for the most part the cooks where i was used to be fat lazy slobs till we got an ultra moto 1st sergeant and C.O. :D

When i was a poolie i could do 1.5 miles in 13 minutes, 4 pullups, and 100 crunches in 2 minutes. I made it through boot just fine. While ur there protein and carbs are your best friends.

See if you can beat Rifle Expert score of 230 :p
 
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