Originally Posted by LegionPaulL

I appreciate it man. I will try to fly helicopters or go for Force Recon, I think I have the Physical and mental mentality to do it. I played Varsity football, line man baby! I already know how to fly...sorta.

I do want to know a few things though. I could I make it through boot camp. I heard it is pretty tough and straining. I dont have to do all the most training anymore since the season ended, I think I'd have to get back into shape again, right?

Boot camp isn't that hard. Anyone that fits in at TacticalGamer would have no problem with the psychological portion of it. In fact, it was amusing to me to try to figure out what the Drill Instructors would do next to try and get inside the brains of some of the dumber Marine recruits. The physical portion is just a matter of guts (as is the psych portion if you're not too bright). If you can run 3 miles in 18 minutes, do 20 dead hang pullups and a hundred crunches in two minutes, then you won't have a problem as that'll give you the high score on a PFT. After three months of bootcamp, you will not have a problem passing a PFT. You're in NJROTC, so the knowledge (academics) portion of the training shouldn't be a problem. You're already familiar with the laws of war, rank structure, first aid and basic drill. You'll just have to learn the infantry stuff and a bit of Marine history if you don't already know it...

As for wanting to be a pilot or be Force Recon. I'd sit down and talk to a recruiter before you make up your mind on those things... First of all, you can't enlist to join Force Recon. They have a cadre that chooses their members from current Marines. They have tryouts that are pretty intense. I'm not sure what the requirements are to become a helo pilot, but I think a four year degree is involved... Hollywood could tell you more about helos. He was a crew chief...