User talk:MarineCorps1

Poolie

A poolie is a future Marine waiting with a ship date to go to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Paris Island or San Diego. The Marine Corps offers a program called the DEP or Delayed Entry Program. This will give you a prescribed date for basic training. While in the DEP you will go to a weekly training program to get you ready for basic training. Members in the DEP are called "poolies" normally trained by Marines, Recruiters, or even Drill Intructors. The weekly training programs are mandatory for the poolie to join. While in the DEP program, you must have no police involvement or recieve any tattoos or piercings. You are allowed tattoos once you are a Marine, but until them you must have a clean record and no body tattoos or piercings of any kind. Their are acceptions to this rule, but I am unsure of these.--MarineCorps1 04:50, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Questions

Any questions feel free to visit the Marine Corps website at www.marines.com

How long have you been a marine?--simmons 8492

Im not a Marine yet, but I will be going to basic training in late August. Good luck to you in becoming a Marine.--MarineCorps1 17:13, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you and good luck to you as well.Semper Fi. and are you going to paris island?--simmons 8492

Yes I am Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Paris Island, South Carolina.--MarineCorps1 03:05, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

and i would just like to say that i agree with your choice of wepons. and i would like to point out that i prefer the H&K 416 to the M4--simmons 8492

I've seen your choices too. I like the weapons, movies, chases, etc. that you chose.--MarineCorps1 20:37, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Best of luck to you marine. Semper Fi --simmons 8492

Happy Birthday

I know im a little late, and that youre deployed. I just wanted to wish you, and every devil dog and leather neck a happy marine corps birthday. November 10th, 1775. Long live the Tun Tavern, and long live the marine corps. Semper Fi.--simmons 8492

Weapons "Diddies" from the Marine Corps

A "diddie" is a saying that the drill instructor teaches you. These are some of the diddies my drill instructors taught me.

1) Characteristics of the M16A4 service rifle- keyword "LMGAS"

L-Lightweight

M-Magazine fed

G-Gas opperated

A-Air cooled

S-Shoulder fired weapon.

2) 4 Weapons safety rules

1) Treat every weapon as if it were loaded

2) Never point the weapon at anything you don't intend to shoot

3) Keep your finger straight and off the trigger till you are ready to fire

4) Keep the weapon on safe untill you intend to fire

3) 4 Conditions of the M16A4 service Rifle

Condition 1- Magazine inserted, round in chamber, bolt forward, ejection port cover closed, weapon on safe

Condition 2- Does not apply to the M16A4 service rifle

Condition 3- Magazine inserted, chamber empty, bolt forward, ejection port cover closed, weapon on safe

Condition 4- No Magazine inserted, chamber empty, bolt forward, ejection port cover closed, weapon on safe.

Diddie- "Condition 4 is made for drill. Condition 1 is made to kill.