US Marine Corps

[USMarine3521]

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[Jack Mehoff]

Jack Mehoff >USMarineDEP>USMC

[NcDeuce]

*Cannot stand additional polls...arghhhhh*

["sniper" tom]

Now thats something else, i don't love the US army !!
but the marines ,they are the one i respect in the US forces !
btw , nice pics

[Dalleer]

Umm...They've got cool sunglasses!

[Parzival]

I've see better soldiers :roll:
Just a gang of kids.

[Jack Mehoff]

I've see better soldiers :roll:
Just a gang of kids.

Why don't you go tell them that?

BTW, aren't you a 17 year old pimply face kid?

[UkrainianAmerican]

SEMPER FI!
My homeboy has just returned from his 3 years in Marines. He became a BIG man.

[Javehn]

what does DEP means ?
By the way , we had exersize couple of year ago between marines , and our battalion . Guess who won ? :lol:

[Merik]

Delayed Entry Program.

[Fioraon]

I've see better soldiers :roll:
Just a gang of kids.

Funny coming from a KID himself. If Marines are just a gang of kids then they are the badest ****en kids on the block.

Dont you have better things to worry about? Like clearing up your face, or getting laid for the first time?

[USMarine3521]

I've see better soldiers :roll:
Just a gang of kids. you've seen better soldiers? well you know what they aren't soldiers anyway they are Marines :D

[Javehn]

Delayed Entry Program.
:oops: I'm affraid it's not any clearer to me . What's that mean ?

[DizBukHaPeter]

No offence or anything, I heard that the marines had more gays than the branches. Is that true?

[Ratamacue]

No offence or anything, I heard that the marines had more gays than the branches. Is that true?

Does it matter?

[DizBukHaPeter]

Just wondering, i didint make it up, just heard it.

[Dennis G]

US Marines are some of the finest warriors ever. They are the Praetorian Guard's of America.

[USMarine3521]

No offence or anything, I heard that the marines had more gays than the branches. Is that true? No, I think whoever you heard this from is talking about the navy. :lol: :lol:

[Dennis G]

Delayed Entry Program.
:oops: I'm affraid it's not any clearer to me . What's that mean ?


I was going to start a new topic but since you asked what this was. My oldest son is join the Corp. After he graduates this year.

http://www.marines.com/enlisted_marines/delayedentryprogram.asp

http://www.marinerecruiting-lp.com/poolee_pics.htm<---Some photos of future Marines (Sloppy civilians :lol: )


Join the Marine Corps Delayed Entry Program (DEP), and join a group of motivated individuals on the path to achievement and success.

The Delayed Entry Program allows prospective recruits the opportunity to get personal affairs in order, and become better physically and mentally prepared before departing for Recruit Training. During this time, future Marines will have scheduled meetings and activities with their recruiter, and will become acquainted with other recruits in their area as they prepare to ship to training.

As part of the DEP you will:


Maintain weekly contact with your recruiter.

Attend scheduled meetings with your recruiter and other program participants. At the meetings, you will participate in physical conditioning training, receive information regarding the general history and traditions of the Corps, and learn about other general subjects designed to enhance your preparedness for Recruit Training.

If you have not already graduated, continue to attend and graduate high school. Your graduation and educational training is important to achieving success in life and in the Marine Corps. Your recruiter will help you to monitor your progress.

Independently follow a personal physical training program and monitor progress weekly. The goal of the program is for you to pass the Initial Strength Test all recruits must master in order to begin Recruit Training.

Meet and maintain the established height and weight standards.

Contact your recruiter of any changes in your status – like new address or phone number, marriage or children, and changes to your medical condition or legal obligations.

Conduct yourself in a manner that is honorable to you, your family and the Marine Corps.

[Javehn]

Allright , thank you . Only the USMC have this sort of program , or the regular Army , Navy , or Airforce also have this kind of Pre-join help ? I heard something about ROTC , is that have something to do with this ?
It is nice to have that program exist , by the way . Helps the trainies not to get into initial military "shock" .

Did i mentioned we kicked marines ass ?

[Ian H]

I think it may have come across :lol: .

[Dennis G]

Allright , thank you . Only the USMC have this sort of program , or the regular Army , Navy , or Airforce also have this kind of Pre-join help ? I heard something about ROTC , is that have something to do with this ?
It is nice to have that program exist , by the way . Helps the trainies not to get into initial military "shock" .

Did i mentioned we kicked marines ass ?

I know the Army has the program but not sure about the Air Force and Navy. About ROTC might need to ask someone in that program.


Did i mentioned we kicked marines ass ?

Could you post some info on Israeli-U.S. Marines joint training pls?

[TALOS]

I have always had the greatest respect for Marines, I think considering they have to work with so much less than the other branches they do an awesome job.
The fact that no matter what your job description, i.e. cook, mechanic or whatever, you are first and foremost a rifleman, all members of the Marines are trained to fight as riflemen and I think thats whats given them the edge in many battles of the past.

[A Soldier]

Would you tell a Marine in full battle dress that he sucks......... I know I wouldn't. I think I'm pretty tough too. ;) Marines are the greatest riflemen in the world.

[AFG]

Marines rox :D

anyone wonder though what MARINE stands for (u may of heard this joke b4)?

My
Ass
Rides
In
Navy
Equipment

yea lame joke

[AOCBravo2004]

For every dollar the US gov't spends on defense the US Marine Corps gets approx. 6 cents! The US gov't loves the Corps because they get the most bang for their buck. As far as I know all the branches have a Delayed Entry Program, I think it is great, and if anyone does join the military attend all the Poole Functions you can, you'll be better off at boot camp.

Now for the officer side of the house, other then ROTC, the USMC's Platoon Leaders Class/Officer Candidate Class (what I am in) is the only program that has a DEP style training regime before going to OCS. Here in Tucson we go on humps about every other week. Last one we did was a 15miler, next one is an 18miler. We do a lot of practical application, like land nav, fire team, and squad formations, etc etc.

George

[James S.]

[quote="Dennis G"][quote="Javehn"]Allright , thank you . Only the USMC have this sort of program , or the regular Army , Navy , or Airforce also have this kind of Pre-join help ? I heard something about ROTC , is that have something to do with this ?
It is nice to have that program exist , by the way . Helps the trainies not to get into initial military "shock" .

Yes, the Air Force does have a DEP program, but in my experience it's more geared toward making sure you stay out of trouble while you're waiting to ship out, not lessening the shock of the transition to military life (not that joining the Air Force is very "shocking"). My DEP was a joke - we went bowling with DEPers from other recruiting officers and spent a couple afternoons at the range skeet shooting. One of my best friends, who is now a Marine, did weekly PT with his recruiters up until he shipped out, which is how it should be.

[Jack Mehoff]

For every dollar the US gov't spends on defense the US Marine Corps gets approx. 6 cents! The US gov't loves the Corps because they get the most bang for their buck. As far as I know all the branches have a Delayed Entry Program, I think it is great, and if anyone does join the military attend all the Poole Functions you can, you'll be better off at boot camp.

Now for the officer side of the house, other then ROTC, the USMC's Platoon Leaders Class/Officer Candidate Class (what I am in) is the only program that has a DEP style training regime before going to OCS. Here in Tucson we go on humps about every other week. Last one we did was a 15miler, next one is an 18miler. We do a lot of practical application, like land nav, fire team, and squad formations, etc etc.

George

1) USMC use equipments, facilities, training from the Army and Navy
2) I assume it would cost less to feed a 100,000 in USMC than 500,000 in the Army
3) Pay, Tricare, benefits, etc. in the military is virtually the SAME

Honestly, i really don't see how an average Army infantryman have more equipments than average USMC infantryman. What do we have that you don't have? It cost more to train an average Marine than the average soldier.

Hell, you guys get more ammo to shoot in BRM than us. I wish the Army have that kind of money to have more ammo for practice because there is not such thing as enough ammo for practice.

[James]

I was USMC Dep in 1993. I was discharged from active duty in 1997.

I will be a Marine until the day I die.

To every single one of you who wore the uniform, past, present, or future, regardless of branch..

Semper Fidelis.

Keep the faith.

[James]

1) USMC use equipments, facilities, training from the Army and Navy
2) I assume it would cost less to feed a 100,000 in USMC than 500,000 in the Army
3) Pay, Tricare, benefits, etc. in the military is virtually the SAME

Honestly, i really don't see how an average Army infantryman have more equipments than average USMC infantryman. What do we have that you don't have? It cost more to train an average Marine than the average soldier.

Hell, you guys get more ammo to shoot in BRM than us. I wish the Army have that kind of money to have more ammo for practice because there is not such thing as enough ammo for practice.

I didn't see modern NVGs until 1995. When I got to the FMF, I had an an old school H-Harness (Vietnam era), and our radios were AN/PRC 77s, not SINCGARS. GPS were the old bricks from 1990, not PLGRS.

Anyway... I had an M16A2 that worked wonders. Good enough.

["sniper" tom]

how come you where discharged james?
just wanted to know, accident?
must be hard for you . :(

[Ratamacue]

Discharged just means that you were "released" or your enlistment was ended on good OR bad terms. My guess is that James served his 4 years and received an Honorable Discharge, am I correct?

[Jack Mehoff]

Got caught smoking weed :lol:

["sniper" tom]

so if you join the marines you have a " contract " of 4years?

[A Soldier]

Marines rox :D

anyone wonder though what MARINE stands for (u may of heard this joke b4)?

My
Ass
Rides
In
Navy
Equipment

yea lame joke
Army stands for:

A-'int
R-eady to be
M-arines
Y-et

:lol: I just insulted myself

[TriggerPuller]

so if you join the marines you have a " contract " of 4years?Who the fuuck are you? Change that screen name of yours ASAP!!!!! You are not the real Chuck M. and to use his name on these boards is blasephemous. Chuck is a bona fide Marine hero and you are not nor ever will be him or one of us.
I want a moderator to get on this right away this is no JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW Iam a US Marine and will be forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TP

["sniper" tom]

nope your right, i never will be a marine !
also i think they are great,and the name chuck mawhinney is because my respect for him and al the others, and i just asked something about a contract !
what do you think of me , that i'm gonna search on google to find out how long a contract is within the USMC !so is this a shame because i don't know how long you must serve in the USMC ? i just asked if the 'minimum' contract was 4 years, just take it easy !

[USMarine3521]

nope your right, i never will be a marine !
also i think they are great,and the name chuck mawhinney is because my respect for him and al the others, and i just asked something about a contract !
what do you think of me , that i'm gonna search on google to find out how long a contract is within the USMC !so is this a shame because i don't know how long you must serve in the USMC ? i just asked if the 'minimum' contract was 4 years, just take it easy ! yes, for active duty it is pretty much 4 years but for some jobs, since the training can be lengthy, you serve up to 5-6 years. For reserves it is 6 years

[TriggerPuller]

Whoever this Chuck M. guy is I dont give a **** what your posts are about or if that screen name is out of respect(WTF?) change it. You dont seem to understand this very well and it is disrespect to use his name in this context. This is BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TP

["sniper" tom]

what do i don't get?
and i am disrespecting him , your the one who's saying
whoever this chuck M is , i don't give a **** ! thats disrepecting him ! and if you don't give a **** about him why do you wnt me to change it?
but if you can explain me why i should change my name so i maybe would understand it then i wil do so ! but you don't have to be so angry, if you don't like me just say it in a calm way !

[TriggerPuller]

what do i don't get?
and i am disrespecting him , your the one who's saying
whoever this chuck M is , i don't give a **** ! thats disrepecting him ! and if you don't give a **** about him why do you wnt me to change it?
but if you can explain me why i should change my name so i maybe would understand it then i wil do so ! but you don't have to be so angry, if you don't like me just say it in a calm way ! Iam calling YOU Chuck M. because I dont know who the hell you are for real. NO I dont fuucking like you is that calm enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you want to use Chucks name then ask for permission from HIM!!!!

TP

["sniper" tom]

:( you don't like me
tja, your right about my name , it didn't came up in me that is just used the guys name, i thought i wanted to show my respect at the guy in this way!
still don't know why you don't like me but that doesn't matter , though you don't know me !
but i'l change te name ;)

[Johnnyringo]

1) USMC use equipments, facilities, training from the Army and Navy
2) I assume it would cost less to feed a 100,000 in USMC than 500,000 in the Army
3) Pay, Tricare, benefits, etc. in the military is virtually the SAME

Honestly, i really don't see how an average Army infantryman have more equipments than average USMC infantryman. What do we have that you don't have? It cost more to train an average Marine than the average soldier.
Hell, you guys get more ammo to shoot in BRM than us. I wish the Army have that kind of money to have more ammo for practice because there is not such thing as enough ammo for practice.

I didn't see modern NVGs until 1995. When I got to the FMF, I had an an old school H-Harness (Vietnam era), and our radios were AN/PRC 77s, not SINCGARS. GPS were the old bricks from 1990, not PLGRS.

Anyway... I had an M16A2 that worked wonders. Good enough.



Dude just look in any of the OIF photo albums... I'm sure you'll begin to notice alot more M-4's, scopes, DM rifles, day packs, kneepads, all the B.S. that the higher echelons in the army beleive make a better soldier. We get hand-me-downs no ****. I garauntee on most items you'd see in our armory we're at least a generation behind the Army.

[Jack Mehoff]

I thought USMC have M16A4 as their new rifles?

I'm willing to trade all the kneepads/elbowpads for ammo to practice on the BRM range. Deal?

As for NVG, I don't know what kind of NVGs they issue in USMC. But I do know Army has AN/PVS-7B. Some Army units still have AN/PVS-5 which is dirt old

[Jack Mehoff]

Another thing I don't understand about you jar heads is you are trying to "make believe" that every Marines IS EQUAL :roll: So, you are trying to tell me a USMC PFC admin pencil pusher has equal ability like a USMC Master Sgt Force Recon?

[Scrim]

Jack-Ten years in, never heard that every Marine is equal thing, dont know where you got that. Think you might be confusing it with every Marine is a Rifleman.

[TriggerPuller]

Another thing I don't understand about you jar heads is you are trying to "make believe" that every Marines IS EQUAL :roll: So, you are trying to tell me a USMC PFC admin pencil pusher has equal ability like a USMC Master Sgt Force Recon?Where did you come up with this statement!
Scrim, who are you with?

TP

[Jack Mehoff]

Another thing I don't understand about you jar heads is you are trying to "make believe" that every Marines IS EQUAL :roll: So, you are trying to tell me a USMC PFC admin pencil pusher has equal ability like a USMC Master Sgt Force Recon?Where did you come up with this statement!
Scrim, who are you with?

TP

Some reservist jarheads in Camp Williams

[Johnnyringo]

How could you not just bust out laughing after hearing something like that? Jack why would you take what a couple of reservists would say to mean we all felt like that?

[TriggerPuller]

Another thing I don't understand about you jar heads is you are trying to "make believe" that every Marines IS EQUAL :roll: So, you are trying to tell me a USMC PFC admin pencil pusher has equal ability like a USMC Master Sgt Force Recon?Where did you come up with this statement!
Scrim, who are you with?

TP

Some reservist jarheads in Camp WilliamsBwwwwwahahahahahahah! Jack Iam beginning to think you are OK!!

TP

[el borracho]

You know, I have the utmost respect for Marines and what they voluntarily endure for this country but damn, a lot of them need an attitude adjustment. I am a member of one of the "lesser" branches of service, and I am at a joint-service post. I honestly wonder if there is a brain-washing course in their boot camp. I am proud to say that I can call a few jarheads my friends but it seems that their "Semper Fi" has simmered quite noticeably now that they face inevitable deployment to Iraq.

On a related note, a true story...one day some Marines challenged a group of people to a push-up contest, and were all beaten by...(deep breath)...an airman! They still won't admit it though.

[Jack Mehoff]

Right now, I can do 25 pull ups in less than a minute with palms facing OUT. Any jarheads in this forum can beat that? :D

[Magua]

:roll: 28, palms facing outboard, Marine style. 2 minutes rest. Another 20.

[Jack Mehoff]

I probably manage to do another 10 pull ups to make it 35 if I have two minutes time limit

I put this pull-up bar between a door and I alway do 10 pull ups everytime I go through that door. I think i go in and out of that door at least 20 times a day.

http://www.xbox-connection.com/hostedimages/pull.jpg

[James]

Right now, I can do 25 pull ups in less than a minute with palms facing OUT. Any jarheads in this forum can beat that? :D

Today... no... A decade ago, well...

[James]

how come you where discharged james?
just wanted to know, accident?
must be hard for you . :(

I was honorably discharged. I went to college.

When I enlisted, my contract was for 8 years - 4 years of active duty and 4 years of inactive reserve. I don't know what contracts are like today.

[Jack Mehoff]

Right now, I can do 25 pull ups in less than a minute with palms facing OUT. Any jarheads in this forum can beat that? :D

Today... no... A decade ago, well...

Oh yeah. I forgot you are 30'ish :lol: . I'm still in my early 20'ish

[USMarine3521]

how come you where discharged james?
just wanted to know, accident?
must be hard for you . :(

I was honorably discharged. I went to college.

When I enlisted, my contract was for 8 years - 4 years of active duty and 4 years of inactive reserve. I don't know what contracts are like today.

it is still 8 years - 4 active, 4 inactive reserve (looking at my contract thing)