Military Hotrod Club - im getting promoted to to E2!!!

Rite now,im in dep,and I leave the 16th, and we took the pt test, and so I did 67 push ups,and 61 sit ups,and I did my 2 mile in 15.40.just made it

Cool, its a little extra $$$ in your pocket.

thanks ,i wanted atleast 1 stripe

Good job on being ahead of the curve for PT at least. Control your breathing and you'll control your run time. Don't get too excited though, E3 is still going to take a year, and E4 is still going to take at least a year and a half.

See if you can get a friend to enlist and if he does you may be able to pick up e3 before you leave too.

thats cool where you going to be stationed at

Thanks
Leaving in wk for basic and ait. To Fort lenoard wood, missouri. Ill be there till prob thanksgiving

Well done. i wish AF had a promo PT test

They won't let you wear the stripe in basic,right? I think E2 was automatic when you hit four months when I was in.

What's a 21E?

They won't let you wear the stripe in basic,right? I think E2 was automatic when you hit four months when I was in.

What's a 21E?

Yeah they wont let you wear it on your acu's. 21E is a construction engineer.

Thanks
Leaving in wk for basic and ait. To Fort lenoard wood, missouri. Ill be there till prob thanksgiving

ft lenoard wood blows i went there for a school well i am in the marines but yeah i went there it sucked good luck out there

Yeah they wont let you wear it on your acu's. 21E is a construction engineer.

They did in our basic, I came in as E-3 and wore it from day one. I went through basic in Feb '06 FWIW.

Well done. i wish AF had a promo PT test

If it where even remotely difficult for something needing only a pulse to pass they just might :D

push-ups, situps and a run??? Sounds pretty close to the same PT test we do in the AF. Movin on up I guess. WAIT you ran 2 more laps, bow.......

i guess hes already in basic...

Congrats man. This is a rant from an older guy: I went through basic and stayed an E-1 the whole time, normal for the time period. All this automatic crap kills me. Hell SSG is automatic in some cases. What happened to the good ole days when you had to earn that shit. Sorry for the rant.

They won't let you wear the stripe in basic,right? I think E2 was automatic when you hit four months when I was in.

What's a 21E?

You can wear rank at basic but not any unit patches...

#1 Fort Leonard Wood (Fort lost in the woods) BLOWS ASS
I went there for basic and AIT in 06

#2 Congrats on the promotion but them PT scores aren't impressive keep pushing

#3 If you go to a decent unit you'll make E4 within 18 months of time in service with a waiver

#4 Basic Training was a joke when in 06 and now it's three years later i can only imagine, take it as seriosuly as possible and strive to succeed

#5 Don't listen to people about what you can and can't not do/act/say/or wear while in Basic training it's up to your drill sergeants, what they say goes you'll find out when you get there

#6 Thanks for fighting for our country and hope your one of the proud ones to be in the armed services, too many shitbags in here that are wasting our countries time and money let alone being ashamed to call them a fellow soldier.

congrats keep up the good work, my father was a E4 in the Marines after 18 months. meritoriously promoted all the way up. he was a platoon leader, and top of his sniper school. if ya work hard enough you can go anywhere :) GL at basic

congrats keep up the good work, my father was a E4 in the Marines after 18 months. meritoriously promoted all the way up. he was a platoon leader, and top of his sniper school. if ya work hard enough you can go anywhere :) GL at basic

An enlisted platoon leader?

I think he ment plt sgt:) Hey 325 trooper where you from i'm from 325 also.

Eh, we've had E7 PL's. Granted, it's just an "acting" position, and the senior E6 steps up to PSG. He probably did meant plt sgt though.

Good job on being ahead of the curve for PT at least. Control your breathing and you'll control your run time. Don't get too excited though, E3 is still going to take a year, and E4 is still going to take at least a year and a half.

ATLEAST a year and a half for e4. I made E3 the first time in Oct. 2007, made E4 in Feb 2008, switched branches and now im an E3 again because my paperwork is fubard and S1 is lazy as fuck! Oh well, I'll get a good amount in back pay after my 1st Sgt goes down there with me to get my shit straightened out.

I came in as a A1C, E3. lol Made SSgt in under 4 years, but took another year to actually sew it on because I had no TIG.

hey guys i dont mean to be a newb, so i just took my asvab today, i got in and did my paper work i pick my job first thing friday, i know i was kinda pissed not getting it today, but i got to some hotel on sunday. and from their i do physical test in the morning, so if if i do good on the physical test ill make $$$$

congrats, i got mine for jrotc. but it doesnt matter i still got a 1st class PFT in boot and all my schools(usmc) now im an e-3. too bad my gunnies hate me and at this rate itll be 2 years before i make corporal. lol.

^^^Man you guys are getting screwed over. I've been a Marine for 3 years now, and I got promoted to Corporal in 14 months in the service. I know this isnt a pissing contest, but I hate how some SNCO's really have it out for their young Marines....not all, just some.

^^^Man you guys are getting screwed over. I've been a Marine for 3 years now, and I got promoted to Corporal in 14 months in the service. I know this isnt a pissing contest, but I hate how some SNCO's really have it out for their young Marines....not all, just some.

Dude, alot of boots suck. Someone told them they rate. They dont. They go on one deployment and they are "hardcore combat vets" with no C.A.R. I have some of those guys in my Plt. and you bet your ass they do every shit job and get non-recd every month. I'm tired of retards and that kids GySgt. is too.

I've been in the Navy since March of last year and I made E4 3 months after boot. I'll be making E5 some time shortly after my 2 year mark.

I've been in the Navy since March of last year and I made E4 3 months after boot. I'll be making E5 some time shortly after my 2 year mark.

Promotion in most MOS's in the Marine Corps are a little slower than others. I went to school with some Navy and Army guys. The soldiers come into the school as E-4s, which is unheard of if you're a Marine coming from SOI. The Navy guys were getting promoted to PO3 upon graduation. It just dosn't really happen like that in the Corps, unless you can spell "Meritorious".

Dude, alot of boots suck. Someone told them they rate. They dont. They go on one deployment and they are "hardcore combat vets" with no C.A.R. I have some of those guys in my Plt. and you bet your ass they do every shit job and get non-recd every month. I'm tired of retards and that kids GySgt. is too.

Lol and I agree with you on that one man. I'm so sick of these guys coming back acting like hard-asses just cause the saw some combat. Every unit has their Sierra Bravo, some more than others. I DO however commend the SNCO's who ride their dumbass boots like it's cool, in hopes that maybe this kid will pull his head out of his ass instead of walking around corrupting other boots because they suck. Just my $.02.

Lol and I agree with you on that one man. I'm so sick of these guys coming back acting like hard-asses just cause the saw some combat. Every unit has their Sierra Bravo, some more than others. I DO however commend the SNCO's who ride their dumbass boots like it's cool, in hopes that maybe this kid will pull his head out of his ass instead of walking around corrupting other boots because they suck. Just my $.02.

im tired of people who get CAB's and think they are hardass's
go get a real badge and get ur CIB and join the infantry dotn act badass and be a cook.

Yup, when i was there the first time they took the cooks out to drop mortors to get theirs or call in IED 9 lines. That shits weak. Be a Grunt and do the real shit.

Yup, when i was there the first time they took the cooks out to drop mortors to get theirs or call in IED 9 lines. That shits weak. Be a Grunt and do the real shit.

Lol everyone in the Marine Corps does the job they do for a reason. Some are just confused...lol That's why I'm going to CI.

Yup, when i was there the first time they took the cooks out to drop mortors to get theirs or call in IED 9 lines. That shits weak. Be a Grunt and do the real shit.

mortars shouldnt even count...... thats indirectfire, im a 11c, and i wouldnt accept my CIB untill i got into a firefight. and now im so tired of POG's comming up to me and saying "ive seen combat too, see my CAB?" that i dont even wear my CIB. its become all about points its no longer about honor :(

mortars shouldnt even count...... thats indirectfire, im a 11c, and i wouldnt accept my CIB untill i got into a firefight. and now im so tired of POG's comming up to me and saying "ive seen combat too, see my CAB?" that i dont even wear my CIB. its become all about points its no longer about honor :(

I couldn't agree more. Just cuz I don't wear my wings and CIB, doesn't mean I'm a leg or a POG. Some people just don't think before they talk.

I couldn't agree more. Just cuz I don't wear my wings and CIB, doesn't mean I'm a leg or a POG. Some people just don't think before they talk.

OH but its the POG's that are the loudest, have to prove something you know"?
HAHAH

but the same guy the try's and talk shit and dont believe you shuts his mouth when u show up at the BALL with your blue chord, CIB, purple heart etc etc

haha should be a kodak moment.

Start running. 15:40 isn't even passing on the APFT

Start running. 15:40 isn't even passing on the APFT

??? even the 18-22 age group has 15:50 to run a 2mile in

OH but its the POG's that are the loudest, have to prove something you know"?
HAHAH

but the same guy the try's and talk shit and dont believe you shuts his mouth when u show up at the BALL with your blue chord, CIB, purple heart etc etc

haha should be a kodak moment.

POG's are funny.. during sargents time training around here they're the only ones who are doing ruck marches, carrying m4's, and clearing buildings. Also the artillery and pogs do their field problems on base and are there for 2-3 days!

When we do our field problems and actually train we roll out 5-10 miles from the North Korean border and are out there for usually 2wks at a time.

I wish I would have enlisted first, instead im in rotc stuck at E-1 (scholarship mumbo) until I get my butter bars. But hey lets stay on track! Congrats and enjoy.