Do you have an EAS between 19 Dec and 5 Jan? If so you can get an early release form active duty. Every year the Marine Corps allows personnel with and EAS during the Holidays. MarAdmin 622/08 requires that Marines that apply for early release be stationed within the 50 united states. Also the following [...]
Well it is that time of year again. We set clocks back last night which means it gets dark way to early now. Also it means time for a uniform change for all of us (undeployed that is). That’s right it is time to break out those green cammies and wear them with sleeves down [...]
On October 1st 2008 a new policy went into effect and it concerns LCpl’s promotion requirements to be eligible for promotion to Cpl. MarAdmin 370/07 has probably been overlooked by most Marines regardless of rank due to the fact that it came out in June of 2007. This MarAdmin announces the cancellation of the “Fundamentals [...]
I huave spent the past few hours catching up on some Marine Corps news that I missed while I was in 29 Plams. I just read the Marine Corps Times dated 22 Sept and there is an article in it about Request Mast and how it has ruined careers. In fact 1 out of 3 [...]
It really pisses me off when a Marine cannot live within his or her means. While the money that we make is not great, it is definitely enough to live on if you budget well and live with in your means. If you live in the barracks you have all your living expenses paid for. [...]
Yesterday I wrote about the change to the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Program, as many of you know there were other changes in the Marine Corps yesterday. I addition to the changes mentioned yesterday which there are also changes to the weight standards and the creation of a military appearance program.
Yesterday General Conway signed and published [...]
It is now official, General Conway has signed and published the order to implement the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) as announced in ALMAR 032/08. For most of you out there this does not come as a surprise as it has been the talk of the Corps for the past few months.
The Combat Fitness Test will compliment the current Physical [...]
