I just wanted to take a moment to thank all the experienced Marines who have taken the time to answer all the questions that I and other newbies have had. Every reply that I've gotten has been helpful and friendly and most of all genuine. I like a lot of kids have been nervous about joining the Marine Corp but with the amount of info on this site I've been able to become confortable with joining (I though I wasn't strong enough. This discussion should be commended because I had a friend who though about joing and was ready to sign a contract but after reading about boot camp and active duty more he decided it wasn't for him (he's lasy) so this site just saved the Military a good couple of thousand from informing that future dropout what its like. In conclusion thank you all keep up the great work!