Last edited by usmarine2007 (2006-12-17 07:24:28)
After you are sent to your unit, do you continue to train for battle until going to Iraq?usmarine2007 wrote:
For the Marines, boot camp is about 3 months, then depending on your job, another 2 or 3 months of basic combat school. If you work in aviation, you go to school for a long time to learn your job. If you are in the infantry, after your 3 month basic combat school, you are sent right to your unit. Now, depending on when you get there, that unit could be going to Iraq in a month or a year. Luck of the draw.
I believe its 13 weeks of basic training, then if you choose to be a tanker for example, you go to tank school for about 13 weeks also.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
A few weeks I think for basic. usmarine2007 may know.
That is all you do in the military, train of fight. 99% of the time in the military is spent training.Mackaronen wrote:
After you are sent to your unit, do you continue to train for battle until going to Iraq?usmarine2007 wrote:
For the Marines, boot camp is about 3 months, then depending on your job, another 2 or 3 months of basic combat school. If you work in aviation, you go to school for a long time to learn your job. If you are in the infantry, after your 3 month basic combat school, you are sent right to your unit. Now, depending on when you get there, that unit could be going to Iraq in a month or a year. Luck of the draw.
Last edited by usmarine2007 (2006-12-17 08:08:51)
At least you get to play with explosives and blow shit upusmarine2007 wrote:
That is all you do in the military, train of fight. 99% of the time in the military is spent training.Mackaronen wrote:
After you are sent to your unit, do you continue to train for battle until going to Iraq?usmarine2007 wrote:
For the Marines, boot camp is about 3 months, then depending on your job, another 2 or 3 months of basic combat school. If you work in aviation, you go to school for a long time to learn your job. If you are in the infantry, after your 3 month basic combat school, you are sent right to your unit. Now, depending on when you get there, that unit could be going to Iraq in a month or a year. Luck of the draw.
Aye. Good fun.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
At least you get to play with explosives and blow shit upusmarine2007 wrote:
That is all you do in the military, train of fight. 99% of the time in the military is spent training.
That it because nobody jumps into battle anymore.Lisik wrote:
2 jumps for airborne wings? wtf
cool, just cool... we got 11 month of training, and to get the wings you have to do 60/60/60 marathon. 60 Km, 60 Sm body in water, with 60 Kg of weight on you, and not less then 6 day and night jumps. and steel you not airborne... to become airborne you have to get Red Beret - what is more 80 Km to run.usmarine2007 wrote:
That it because nobody jumps into battle anymore.Lisik wrote:
2 jumps for airborne wings? wtf
omfg no....i said a series of jumps... in total i forget what it is but i thinks its in the double digits.Lisik wrote:
2 jumps for airborne wings? wtf
Damn thats tough. But i guess the Swedish airbornes goes through about the same, during their 330 days training!Lisik wrote:
cool, just cool... we got 11 month of training, and to get the wings you have to do 60/60/60 marathon. 60 Km, 60 Sm body in water, with 60 Kg of weight on you, and not less then 6 day and night jumps. and steel you not airborne... to become airborne you have to get Red Beret - what is more 80 Km to run.usmarine2007 wrote:
That it because nobody jumps into battle anymore.Lisik wrote:
2 jumps for airborne wings? wtf
Well, I don't think any country with a sober president would fight Israel in an even numbered battle. Because of that very reason (training, actually).Lisik wrote:
cool, just cool... we got 11 month of training, and to get the wings you have to do 60/60/60 marathon. 60 Km, 60 Sm body in water, with 60 Kg of weight on you, and not less then 6 day and night jumps. and steel you not airborne... to become airborne you have to get Red Beret - what is more 80 Km to run.
That pretty much sums it up right there. Bottom line: if you wanna know, talk to your recruiter.usmarine2007 wrote:
...depending on your job...
I think most arab countrys would like to trie, and alcohol is forbidden in islam so they ought to be sober, right?Stormscythe wrote:
Well, I don't think any country with a sober president would fight Israel in an even numbered battle. Because of that very reason (training, actually).Lisik wrote:
cool, just cool... we got 11 month of training, and to get the wings you have to do 60/60/60 marathon. 60 Km, 60 Sm body in water, with 60 Kg of weight on you, and not less then 6 day and night jumps. and steel you not airborne... to become airborne you have to get Red Beret - what is more 80 Km to run.
You do nothing except train, parade, and clean latrines with your tongue until you are sent to a base somewhere in the combat zone.Mackaronen wrote:
After you are sent to your unit, do you continue to train for battle until going to Iraq?usmarine2007 wrote:
For the Marines, boot camp is about 3 months, then depending on your job, another 2 or 3 months of basic combat school. If you work in aviation, you go to school for a long time to learn your job. If you are in the infantry, after your 3 month basic combat school, you are sent right to your unit. Now, depending on when you get there, that unit could be going to Iraq in a month or a year. Luck of the draw.