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TheLittleLady
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And if he is a finicky eater, to begin eating what is set before him!
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Spyridon
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Eat FAST too.
His first few days of boot camp he will literally have 3 minutes or less per meal.
Hunger is your constant companion throughout basic. I saw guys eat tooth paste they were so hungry - and this was in the Air Force. Marines are much worse.
His first few days of boot camp he will literally have 3 minutes or less per meal.
Hunger is your constant companion throughout basic. I saw guys eat tooth paste they were so hungry - and this was in the Air Force. Marines are much worse.
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Edward_H
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My mistake. I meant it the other direction, the 5 vs 8 difference owes to how Marine air is accounted for.
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Edward_H
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Danger in cherry picking
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momof2angells
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THAT is one of my biggest fears, that he would go hungry. That’s horrible!!
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Spyridon
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He won’t literally starve, but he will be hungry.
Hunger is one of the main things I remember of basic training, constant, burning hunger.
But we were fed very well. It just wasn’t enough only getting 3 meals with no small meals or snacks at all, while simultaneously burning like 10,000 calories a day.
Hunger is one of the main things I remember of basic training, constant, burning hunger.
But we were fed very well. It just wasn’t enough only getting 3 meals with no small meals or snacks at all, while simultaneously burning like 10,000 calories a day.
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Cruciferi
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You must consider all viewpoints. Not just the favorable ones. I’m not an apologist for the US Military or US Government. The individual must prepare themselves for learning a skill that will translate back into civilian life. Otherwise, four years later you will end up in the same situation you left. Like anything, military commitment shouldn’t be taken lightly. Especially, if you don’t intend to make it your life and become an Officer.
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Cruciferi
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My Dad said some of the guys refused to eat the rations! So he ate em’. He wasn’t hungry 
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TheLittleLady
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VERY good point.
It will serve your son well to stop snacking now to get his body used to it.
It will serve your son well to stop snacking now to get his body used to it.
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Spyridon
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I never saw anyone refuse to eat.
I saw guys so hungry they ate tooth paste.
We would all stuff our pockets with peanut butter containers and eat peanut butter at night.
I saw a guy get in huge trouble for opening an MRE and eating some of it at night before lights out.
I saw guys so hungry they ate tooth paste.
We would all stuff our pockets with peanut butter containers and eat peanut butter at night.
I saw a guy get in huge trouble for opening an MRE and eating some of it at night before lights out.
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Cruciferi
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Maybe the rations were worse in the 1970’s? 
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Spyridon
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Yes, they were.
MREs are a huge improvement over old C rations.
But for most of basic you will eat in a chow hall, not MREs.
MREs are a huge improvement over old C rations.
But for most of basic you will eat in a chow hall, not MREs.
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And not just the MOS, but the soft skills.momof2angells:
He’s not wrong, especially if he picks an MOS that gives him an expertise that is marketable in the civilian sector. I know guys with nothing but high school diplomas who have great jobs at places like Boeing because when they were in the military they were trained to repair and maintain some highly specialized piece of equipment.
When a civilian employer sees someone with military experience, they see a people person, a leader, a team player, and someone who’s prompt and courteous - things most civilian employers value.
In fact when I was in business school one of the other students had military experience and the big accounting firms had a bidding war over him.
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Cruciferi
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Since I work in the woods I can just forage lichen, berries, nuts, and edible mushrooms 
I’m like special forces now…
I’m like special forces now…
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Edward_H
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Having seen the responsibility the Marines routinely give to Cpls and Sgts on deployments I would argue it more strongly the other way.
To keep these guys stretched is the challenge.
I’ll hire any day a 21 year old corporal who has the organizational and leadership ability to take a plussed up rifle squad (20-25 Marines, Corpsmen and interpreters) on a 4 hour patrol between and through 2 Iraqi villages DAILY, dealing with IEDs, fire fights, angry Imans, corrupt mayors, tired Marines, etc.
I’d hire them all day long for all kinds of “project oriented work”.
The problem is not overwhelming them but understretching them.
To keep these guys stretched is the challenge.
I’ll hire any day a 21 year old corporal who has the organizational and leadership ability to take a plussed up rifle squad (20-25 Marines, Corpsmen and interpreters) on a 4 hour patrol between and through 2 Iraqi villages DAILY, dealing with IEDs, fire fights, angry Imans, corrupt mayors, tired Marines, etc.
I’d hire them all day long for all kinds of “project oriented work”.
The problem is not overwhelming them but understretching them.
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momof2angells
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I’m sorry if i offend but this is terrible news. I don’t see how always being constantly hungry and over exerting oneself is a good thing.
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TheLittleLady
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Most Americans eat too much and do not get enough exercise.
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BoomBoomMancini
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The military puts people through intense, demanding training so that if they’re ever in an intense, demanding situation when it counts, they’ll have developed the ability to function. Coddling someone and then sending them off to war isn’t doing them any favors.
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Cruciferi
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Maybe when the electrical grid goes down we’ll all get a bit tougher 
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