Making Marines - Get Ready For Marine Boot Camp

By わさび on Aug 12, 2009 | Reply

do a lot of cardio, running, lift weights, eat protein.

By sanoe2lake on Aug 13, 2009 | Reply

run a lot!

work on your pull ups. (if you do 0 you should be able to do 20 by the time youre 17)

lose weight.

run a PFT

and keep trying to improve you score week to week

By ☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻ on Aug 13, 2009 | Reply

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Then run some more…

Upper body strength is important but you will find out that being able to RUN for miles and miles without stopping (or by carrying a MASSIVE pack) will allow you to survive boot camp.

The more you run, the greater your lung capacity will be… meaning, even if you are a bit less on the upper body, your stamina will help you make up for it.

By cawtgrinnen on Aug 15, 2009 | Reply

Start running. When you can do a couple miles a day add a back pack adding more and more weight as you can handle it. Do push-ups every day. Get into good habbits. Make sure you get a solid 6-8 hours sleep every day (Clear head).

By Kaela S on Aug 17, 2009 | Reply

run,run,run.. trust me you can enlist at 17 and most places they have meetings and they help put you in shape before basic, If you’re not in great shape before then trust me they WILL put you in shape you will be doing push ups just because they feel like having you do them.

When running think positive because the mind will give up WAY before the body oh and you might want to practice your flutter kicks here is a flutter kick:

lay on back feet together, bend head up towards chest and do not put it on the ground, starting position is feet lifted up from the ground a few inches, then you kick your feet no higher then about 6inches off the ground, this will work your legs and abs, you will get this in basic training most branches do this in basic they hurt like hell but work and the more you do them the more you’ll get use to it, also get yourself use to water because you will be drinking it and if it’s anything like the air force you will eventually get some gatorade but nothing other then water.

By Ryoh S on Aug 19, 2009 | Reply

Stay in school and study hard. Finish high school,take at least two years college study,learn to think and learn about the world. Think real hard about why you want to be a Marine or any kind of soldier. I joined the Army Airborne when I was only 17 in 1969. I am now a 100% disabled veteran and no amount of flag waving will change that. Wait untill your at least 21 years old and then make an educated decision. Dont listen to ANYTHING the recruiter tells you,talk things over with family and close friends. Till then run alot and do alot of pushups.

By S,HANCE. on Aug 19, 2009 | Reply

I would get on a treadmile NOW. You’re going to be expected to run a lot in a little bit of time. Learning how to swim will help you with the swimming part of boot camp, and it will also help boost your run times. Doing sit-ups and pull-ups will help get you in shape also. Anything that gets you sweating will help you lose weight, and build your stamina. And for the glasses, yes you can still do infantry. They will give you the biggest, dorkiest looking glasses you’ve ever seen in boot camp, but at least it doesn’t hinder you from your goal. Good luck with everything!

By James on Aug 20, 2009 | Reply

If you’re underage and are interested in the Marines check this program out for kids interested in the Marine Corps and do well and finish high school. The Marine Corps wants you to finish high school since this is a technical military now. As the people above me said, do a lot of running. Run every other day or two preferably on soft ground like sand or dirt ground. Do NOT run every day. Otherwise, you’ll get stress fracture and/or shin splints because of constant running. Practice on your push-ups. Push-ups aren’t required in the PFT but you’ll do a lot of it in the “pit” and the quarterdeck when you get IT’ed. Work on your pull-ups. Get to at least 10 dead-hang pull-ups before you go to bootcamp. Also work on your abs by doing leg lifts on a pull-up exercise station like this That way you’ll be able to climb up the ropes in the O Course and Confidence Course. You don’t need to learn how to swim, they’ll teach you in bootcamp during swim week. But if you’re not good in running, then go ahead and learn how to swim and do some water exercises like flutter kicks and walking with galoshes boots around the pool which will help out with your heart. Get in the best shape as you can before you join the Marines. Trust me on this. You don’t want to go there out of shape. Otherwise you’ll get dropped to Pork Chop Platoon which will hold you back in bootcamp until you can pass the PFT which could be longer than 3 months. You have to get in best shape as you can on your own. The Marine Corps can help but you have to help yourself. Bootcamp is non-stop physical activity. As for the infantry, don’t enlist in the infantry. Marine Corps infantry is pretty hard and you can’t really do anything with it in the civilian world. Enlist in a technical MOS that you can use in civilian life if you scored high on the ASVAB like aircraft mechanic, electronics maintenance, military police, logistics, motor transport, utilities, engineer/construction, explosive ordnance disposal etc. Good luck