Recent content by The Ghost of Craiggers

Well, to start off with, you have to take the initial strength test when you get to boot camp, during receiving week, before you even start training, so there's a mile and a half right there. After that, you'll run every single day, generally from anywhere between 1-5 miles depending on what...

Welcome to the family, Semper Fi. I took R/A after bootcamp as well (Mostly because I graduated on Nov 13, so it coencided with the thanksgiving holiday) and what I can tell you is 2 things... 1) You aren't in Boot Camp anymore, remember that. Trust me, it's harder then it seems. You have to...

I would recommend USAA

Shut. The. F**<. Up. Do not ask this question.

If he's in the NG, then his life is going right back onto the couch when he gets out of AIT. These are the kind of decisions and thoughts he should have processed before he enlisted.Tell him to pull his head out of his a**, man up, and do his job without whining about it the whole damn time.

Military wives are skanks. It's a stereotype...but it's a stereotype because it's true.

Your bonus will be effective the same time you are!

Because I wasn't content to get something for nothing, I'll be damned if someone else is going to bleed for my freedom for me. But don't worry, we don't mind bleeding for yours as well.

Absolutely - it's an incredibly viable choice for anyone wishing to pursue it, students should be given the opportunity to chose between any number of post-high-school paths, be it college, the military, trade schools, etc.

Dung Bells?

All military personnel, regardless of service, are eligible to receive the GI Bill (Either the MGIB, or Post-9/11 GIB) which will most likely pay your full way through any college aside from expensive private institutions. However, I will say that if you want money, don't join the Marines...

Well, I can't tell you about the complicated inner-workings, but I know that if you take one apart, you can get a pile of magnesium powder that lights up and is fun :D. Basically, when a flashbang goes off, it makes an incredibly bright falsh, and an incredibly loud bang (Flash+Bang, get it?)...

Because you touch yourself at night while you wear your tin-foil hat.