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lt1_rx7
09-10-2008, 09:35 AM
Ok, I spend 8 yrs in the Marine Reserves, with most of '94 in Iraq. My time overseas is what paid for my rx7 and the LT-1 I put into it with 6 months of being home.

Semper Fi to any other Marines. And hello to any Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen. Thank you for your time served.

Malice
09-12-2008, 01:19 AM
'nuther Marine checking in.

I've been in 3 years. I'm a 7598, student naval aviator. I select a fleet platform in october when I finally graduate from MOS school. I'm hoping to fly F/A-18D's out of MCAS Beaufort SC.

lt1_rx7
09-17-2008, 04:46 PM
going to fly? damn officers...truth be told i debated for nearly my entire time in about seeking a commission...but i would have been ground. Marines don't let colorblind folks fly their rather expensive jets and helos...

dk1989
09-18-2008, 01:36 AM
I sign mid October and guess I'm supposed to leave on the new years if I sign then. I'm going in 0300 Infantry but gonna try like hell 0317 Scout-Sniper, doubt it will happen but nothing wrong with hoping.

SnyperBob
09-18-2008, 01:38 AM
going to fly? damn officers...truth be told i debated for nearly my entire time in about seeking a commission...but i would have been ground. Marines don't let colorblind folks fly their rather expensive jets and helos...


I'm surprised they even let you in being color blind. Do they know that? I'm color blind as well. I was always told I couldn't even be a cook in the military.

Then again, color blinded peeps make great snipers :) :)

Which color blind are you? I'm red

Green96Z
11-14-2008, 06:49 PM
Another Marine here, well former, I got out in April after 5 years active. Did OIF 2 also. Paid for my Z. :D


I'm surprised they even let you in being color blind. Do they know that?

My buddy was colorblind and they let him in. I think it was red.

CALL911
09-11-2009, 04:46 PM
To the OP, thank you for your service! Fellow Air Force pilot in training here. Nothing more satisfying than coming home from a deployment to spending that well earned $ on making the car fast.

I would LOVE to do a RX-7 LT1 just like you did. I'd probably go with a nice turbo. Those things have so much potential being so light!

green96ta
11-03-2009, 08:05 PM
oohrah! Ive been out of the corps for a while. i was a tanker. hell yeah there aint nothin like firing a 120mm cannon~! semper fi devil dogs

Phstratton
11-04-2009, 12:03 AM
going to fly? damn officers...truth be told i debated for nearly my entire time in about seeking a commission...but i would have been ground. Marines don't let colorblind folks fly their rather expensive jets and helos...

You're colorblind and they let you in the marines? I'm colorblind and I've been told my whole life I couldn't do anything combat related...

CALL911
11-04-2009, 07:01 PM
You're colorblind and they let you in the marines? I'm colorblind and I've been told my whole life I couldn't do anything combat related...

Not true at all. You just can't do anything that required you to have color vision like aircrew or air traffic controllers (to name a few I know of). But I also know plenty of others that don't require you to have color vision, and if you are interested, there are plenty of others as well that do indeed see combat.

Phstratton
11-04-2009, 07:27 PM
Hmm that has piqued my interest. Isn't there a height limit for marines?

CALL911
11-05-2009, 05:42 PM
Hmm that has piqued my interest. Isn't there a height limit for marines?

There might be, but your gonna have to be pretty damn tall to not qualify. The armed forces need people (especially the Army right now). They are looking for people to join more than reasons why they are not eligible. Now if you want something more technical, then there will be more restrictions.

I'm 6 ft 2 inches, and I am still a pilot. There are a couple guys taller than me (not by much though, and I think 6' 2" was the limit for fighter pilots). Pilots have a much more strict height requirement than most jobs.

sk8prk
11-09-2009, 06:46 AM
During my time in the Marines, I was in artillery, I worked with a guy that was 6'9" and a couple that were colorblind. There may be restrictions on what you can do because of space requirements and such, but there's plenty for you to do! And to the OP, welcome, and Semper Fi!

94Blackbird
11-21-2009, 09:37 PM
0811 cannon cocker checking in. Nothing like watching tank armor fly high in the air on the direct fire range. That and the 50ft fireballs from the one target they forgot to drain all the fluids out of!
I have just under 4 1/2 years. Yeah, Iraq and a nice fat reenlistment bonus have definitly been feeding my habit.
And I have a sneaking suspicion that sk8prk and I both know the same 6'9" guy.
Semper Fi