The Marine Physical Conditioning Platoon otherwise affectionately known as the Pork Chop Platoon is designed to help those Marine recruits, who fail the IST (Initial Strength Test) and/or are over or under weight to lose weight, gain strength, muscle and endurance in order to pass the IST and PFT (Physical Fitness Test).
If you disregard my advice and are unlucky enough to be chosen for PCP you will not like it. You will be PT'd to death and put on special rations to either reduce calorie intake ot increase it which ever is necessary to get you into Marine shape.
The best way to avoid being dropped from your Marine Corps Recruit Training platoon and having to do a tour in the Pork Chop Platoon is to lose weight (if you are overweight), gain upper body strength and endurance and be able to pass the Marine Corps PFT BEFORE you enter Marine Corps Recruit Training.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Thinking of Joining the Marine Corps?
Then you need to check out my site Why Join The Marine Corps because it offers you valuable information that you can use to determine whether or not joining the Marine Corps is the right move for you.
The Marine Corps Times lists 232 reasons to love your Corps and one could definitely consider all or at least a large majority of those 232 reasons as reasons to join the Marine Corps.
You may also find Marines Boot Camp Info of value as well.
The Marine Corps Times lists 232 reasons to love your Corps and one could definitely consider all or at least a large majority of those 232 reasons as reasons to join the Marine Corps.
You may also find Marines Boot Camp Info of value as well.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Marines with cancer decry Corps' silence ...
About tainted water at Camp Lejeune during the 1980's. According to an article posted two days ago in the Los Angeles Times there is a possibility that hundreds of Marines and their family members (spouses and children etc ...) may have cancer or will contract cancer due to the polution of the water systems in some areas of Camp Lejeune by several chemicals. You can read the whole article here.
Unfortunately chemicals cause or contribute to disease and some can be linked to cancer. Marines and other military members who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War can attest to the hazards of chemical exposure.
The Marine Corps preaches honor, courage and commitment and instills those values into Marine recruits during basic training and beyond, so if in fact the above article posted in the LA Times is viable then it is this Marine's opinion that the Corps needs to suck it up by cleaning up the hazards, supporting and compensating any Marines and/or family members who may have contracted cancer from the tainted water at Camp Lejeune. It's simply the right thing to do.
Unfortunately chemicals cause or contribute to disease and some can be linked to cancer. Marines and other military members who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War can attest to the hazards of chemical exposure.
The Marine Corps preaches honor, courage and commitment and instills those values into Marine recruits during basic training and beyond, so if in fact the above article posted in the LA Times is viable then it is this Marine's opinion that the Corps needs to suck it up by cleaning up the hazards, supporting and compensating any Marines and/or family members who may have contracted cancer from the tainted water at Camp Lejeune. It's simply the right thing to do.
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