My original ship out date got delayed 2 weeks and now i fly out to Parris Island tomorrow. I cant lie boys Im nervous af!! submitted by /u/Haunting-Equal9906 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Please tell me anything and everything you know about marine corps military working dogs, handlers, and the current status of the 5811/5812 MOS. Thanks. submitted by /u/Personal_Race53 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Might be lat moving and 6541 is my top pick, just wanna know sum info on it, mos school, c school, how’s it like, hours, what’s good about it, and what’s bad about it submitted by /u/i-go-sucko-mode [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I’m leaving for the Marine Corps and my fiancé is leaving for the Army. I know typically the Army and Air Force bases are together and the Marine Corps/Navy are usually together, but how would this work for us as far as housing? Are there any Army/Marine Corps bases that are close together? Which branch base would we stay on? submitted by /u/13-Valhalla [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I have heard that any type of diabetes is disqualifying, but is it possible to get a medical waiver for pre-diabetes? I’m going to go through a medical checkup to get it confirmed but as far as I know, I don’t have any of the symptoms of pre-diabetes other than the fatigue but that’s mostly due to inadequate sleep I get every night (3-5 hours of sleep). I have been getting varying information such as “the DoD lists out complications of pre-diabetes for 2 years as a disqualification” and the other is that it’s an instant disqualification. Another question I do have is that are the medical exam ..read more

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I accidentally deleted this post. I know I already posted it. But I would like it here for individuals who are considering joining just to be able to see it. How difficult is boot camp? When compared to boot camp back then, What has changed? What are the biggest Dos and Don’ts? What was your experience like as a female? What was your experience like as a male? What is the biggest piece of advice you would give to people going into it, etc.? Whatever you feel is helpful to future recruits feel free to put it here. submitted by /u/AvailableFace6197 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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My friend graduated basic this past weekend, and she told me that her platoon got in trouble very often for very dumb things (like sneaking in food, talking back, not doing what is asked, etc.) She also mentioned overhearing that mail would get "tossed out," but she couldn't verify if that's what was actually going on or not. All she knew was that she hadn't received a good chunk of the letters I was referring to today while talking to her. I sent her about one to two letters a week. Some of them were on Sandboxx, some were hand written. One week, I sent her some envelopes, some stamps, and s ..read more

Besides the duck walk what else do they test for at meps submitted by /u/Dannyboi637 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more