BOOT CAMPS verses ASBO s???
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Boot camps will make them fit and harder for the police to contain on release.The camps will be schools of crime and how to evade capture.\nIf the culprit is of low academic ability make them pass academic exams to get release.No course work no comforts pastimes hobbies etc only food.Definately no cigarettes or alcohol.\nIf the culprit is academic digging holes cracking  rocks etc followed with craft style learning to very high standards to get release.Also no course work achievement as above.
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Scared Skinny: Weight-Loss Boot Camp Is Tough but Effective\n\nBy Denise Mann\nWebMD Medical News  Reviewed By Dr. Tonja Wynn Hampton  \n\n \nJuly 31, 2000 -- An ultra-strict boot camp program that promotes gradual weight loss through exercise, calorie counting, and weekly weigh-ins and support meetings really does help members lose weight for good, according to results of a five-year study.\n\nOne of the hardest parts of losing weight is maintaining the loss, but participants who stayed with the Trevose Behavior Modification Program lost nearly one-fifth of their original body weight and kept it off for five years, according to the study published in the International Journal of Obesity. More than half of Americans are overweight or obese, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.\n\nServing 1,200 people in 62 locations in New Jersey, Florida, and Pennsylvania, the Trevose Behavior Modification Program is staffed entirely by volunteers and charges no fees, but "failures" are kicked out of the program if they fail to attend the hourlong, weekly meetings or don't lose 15% of their excess weight during the first five weeks. \n\nThe program was founded in 1970 by Albert Stunkard, MD, director of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine's Obesity Research Clinic, along with an insurance executive named David S. Zelitch, who lost 100 pounds after a heart attack -- and kept it off.\n\nThe study looked at more than 300 people who applied to the program in 1992 and 1993. Many of the applicants changed their minds and/or were rejected because they did not meet program criteria. Of 202 who started the program, 105 remained for a year, 59 were still in it after three years, and 39 people finished five years. Participants who followed the regimen for two years lost an average of 19% of their original weight. After five years, they were still 17% lighter than their original weight, the study showed.\n\nParticipants lost 2.4 times as much weight in two years as patients, in another study, who took the prescription diet pill Xenical.\n\nTo join the program, participants must be highly motivated to lose weight. Only people who need to lose 20 to 100 pounds can join. The program does not accept "morbidly obese" members, as such people should lose weight under the guidance of physicians, says member, program director, and study author Mary L. Jackson, director of the Trevose Behavior Modification Program based in Trevose, Pa.\n\n"We do it for the long term, whereas a lot of other programs do it until a participant loses weight," she tells WebMD. "It's a very disciplined program, and it's not for everyone. You have to keep records, attend meetings, and meet minimal weight loss requirements." Jackson joined the program in 1975 and lost 100 pounds. She became co-director in 1976. Now, 25 years later, she has kept off 80 to 85 pounds.\n\nMost of the existing Trevose Behavior Modification Program groups have long waiting lists, Jackson says, but new groups may begin soon. \n\nOne obesity expert who was not involved in the study says there's a simple reason the Trevose program is so effective: "If you don't do a good job, you are immediately kicked out," says Steven Peiken, MD, a professor of medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center and head of gastroenterology at Cooper Hospital, both in Camden, N.J.\n\nBut there's hope for the many people who don't do well with such programs, he tells WebMD. \n\n"Some of these people need help curbing their appetite, feeling fuller, or preventing the absorption of fat in their diet," he says. "Fortunately, there are all types of medications available for people who can't get by with behavior modifications alone. \n\n"Obesity is such a complex, complicated problem that no single treatment will work for everybody." \n\nTo check for openings in the Trevose Behavior Modific
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I don't know all the hard numbers but USMC Boot camp is the hardest basic training/boot camp in the US military. The Marines qualify on a longer range with the M16, not sure about the exact distance. Here are some hard facts: The Marines boot camp is the longest. You don't get any phone calls home or emails, just letters. It also has the highest attrition rate in the US military. \n\nI talked to someone on a different message board who was in the Army before switching over to the Marines and this is what he said about the services: \n\nOkay being a Marine that has switched services (you can read why in the Marine only board) I have first hand experinces with the NEW Army.\n\nI joined the Army National Gaurd for a "try one" I ended up going to OIF III with them and I will tell you that yes the Army is alot different from the 'Corps.\n\nIn the Army there are only Cpl's in "combat arm" MOS's me being Arty turned Security Forces (basically convoy escort, QRF, gate guard) I was allowed the privilage of retaing my NCO status as Cpl. The wierd thing is the Army has Spc's which are also E-4's these guys are paid the same as a Cpl but have no responsibilty as far as an NCO, being a Cpl in the Army is kinda like being a senior lance cooly, you don't get much respect you just kinda make the best of it and make people respect you through hard work, persaverince, and your Marine Corps leadership traits.\n\nThe majority of the Army doesn't understand the meaning of pride and is about instant gradifacation, awards, patches, and of course screwing around with women.\n\nThe 101st Airborne was coming in theater around the time my unit was rotating out and we shared plenty of time at the chow hall with them. We called the 101st the "hundered and worst" here they were, the pride of America's Army units "Air-Assualt" but in fact they were more like horny rabid dogs, that would steal anything they could and hit on every female on post, (not that its a bad thing to explore your options) but for a female Sgt to allow PFC's and Spc's to call her "sexy girl", and "baby doll" openly and in front of other NCO's and Soldiers and did nothing. It was appauling to say the least.\n\nI don't want to go as far as saying that the recent events that have happened in Iraq with that unit are just but i will say that the new Army's way of allowing **** bags to do as they want to keep the "numbers up" is just pathetic.\n\nThe Army is at war with itself as far as the best way to lead, train and motivate young people to go to war.\n\nThe Army belives that giving berrets and badges away to everyone will make the young troops to as they are told, however, as I said instant gradification only goes so far.\n\nI could go on and on about the faults of the New Army, but I'm not gonna bore you with the mindless *****ing.\n\nsimply put, the Army and the Marine Corps are like apples and oranges. just right now the army is rotting and the Marine Corps is not.
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Look at http://www.ast-ss.com/max-ot/max-ot_intro.asp web site. It is not software, but they have some pre-built workout routines that really work. I've been doing it for the last few months, and it has been AWESOME! It will kick your a$$ and leave you asking for more.\n\nOne warning: They are a supplement company, as as such, really try to push their product as being the best one for you to use. Just ignore the built in advertisements.
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Study your manuals and not take shortcuts as if you do you will short yourself and the next level will be harder. Sounds preachy but the course is to better you. I've taken lot's of those courses and when I went to Iraq I was amazed at the little things that pertained to my MOS that I found useful.
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SOI (school of infantry) is designed to teach you how to fight.  They have a plan and are well aware that no one knows what they are doing when you get there.  They work you into shape--which you pretty much will be anyway, since you'd have recently graduated boot camp and they teach you the skills you need.  I went to a mini verson that was 3 weeks long (all non infantry does), I think SOI is 6 weeks.  They taught us land navigation, patroling etc.  It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot.  Where is it?  North Carolina if you are east coast, California for the West Coast.  As for how dangerous is actual infantry work??? You are the front line.
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I EAS'ed in May, 2005.  I am currently finsihing college and have a very nice beard.  My time is my own and I do what I wish (no training days, no formations, no JOB/wall locker inspections.  I "PT" more than I did when I was in, but now it is because I want to, not because I have to.  I was an MP and worked about 60+ hours a week.  It is great being a civilian.....EXCEPT I really miss it.  For everything I hated about the Corps, I am now finding there is something I Love and now miss.  My wife and I have no medical insurance, no BAH, nothing.  The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, I know.  But I seriously am considering getting back in (but probably OCS).  \nDo whatever you wish, but please take into consideration all that I have mentioned, and more, if you have not already.  Or course, if you do get out, you can always go back.
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There were plenty of people when I went through boot camp with Navy that problems swimming (one girl had never been in a pool).  They teach you!  They'll spend as much time teaching you as they have to.
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i am here now and i would suggest...lotion, your an extra unit patch for when you hit your mark youll look squared away cuz youll have yours, lots of white socks,extra shower shoes,yours will surely break after the first few months, you will have hot water...atleast 99% of the FOBs do now. Just to put it this way...your trip from the states to actual iraq will be a hurry and wait thing...youll be in kuwait for a good minute, not to mention going to other camps until you actually get to yours. Bring ear plugs( its part of your IBAS but bring an extra pair) make sure you have a flashlight for the power occasionally goes out. When you get over here you might have a chance to buy a phone like i did. Dont bother bringing phone cards because most of the places here require certain ones. DEET...yes bring some deet..flys out here are CRAZY. My room has a fridge,microwave, and tv but me and my roomy had to buy them, once you get settled in youll want to buy those things ...bring a power adapter and a power converter...if you have a playstation or things like that youll need to convert them from 220 - 110. I actually sent my DCU's home just because i dont wear them here...or the dark brown t-shirts. The laundry here usually takes 3 days turnaround..it sucks not to be able to do it on your own but you have to adjust right?Bring every pair of eye pro they have issued you because you WILL LOSE a pair or two. Body wash definatley makes life a little easier. 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner helps also. Make sure that in your pack..you pack all of your electronic gear and things youll need in a hurry ...eye pro..underware...so and and so forth..since youll be in kuwait a while you dont want to have to search through you A, B , and C bag for everything you need....Also if you can pack everything in zip lock baggies...it takes the air out and you can fit things more effectively in your duffle. you wont know your addy until about 4 weeks in. so make sure your family knows so. USO will give you gift bags while your at the air field with playing cards, beef jerkey, shit like that...and you have to take it so keep in mind that you will be gettting more things even when your bags are already full. There are also certain sizes that your carry on bag has to be so make sure that you dont pack it too full....good luck with your travel...its a long ride so get as much sleep as you can...i think youll be making a stop in ireland...get a smoke break and stretch out take a pee in an actuall latrine.....just be patient when you leave because itll be a long wait.....good luck!!! anymore questions contact me!!
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I think you are over reacting.  ASVAB finds your strengths and weaknesses to help you better understand yourself.  I don't think they are trying to hide anything since most people know that it is "military" aptitude test.  Besides, you don't have to take it.
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Its a deal with the devil, but your local national guard recruiters will have carreer evaluation tests. Not just the armed services apptitude test, but a civilian test too.
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Your # 1 answer is the best way to go, just make sure you want the military, boot camp isn't like living at home you can't just say I ain't going to do that because I don't want to. BAD MOVE. Don't go just for the uniform because it looks cool, go because it is what you want.
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This sounds like what you want.\n\nAt the website below are the following sections\n \n• Surviving Boot Camp Intro\n• Surviving Air Force Basic\n• Surviving Navy Basic\n• Surviving Marine Corps Basic\n• Surviving Coast Guard Basic
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My selection process was as follows and I'll start at the very beginning:\n\n1.) Medical Physical&#92;ASVAB test to decide placement (Job qualification)\n2.) Orlando, Great Lakes or San Diego (Bootcamps - Orlando is closed now)\n3.) A-School (Training for your job rating, usually lasting four to eight weeks)\n4.) Before leave assigned duty station. \n5.) 2 Weeks Leave (Optional)\n6.) Report to Duty Station\n7.) Spend 6 months at duty station eligible to submit "Request Chit" for BUDS (E-2 and above may submit for BUDS).\n8.) Pre-screen to include intense medical physical, strengent excercise quals, deep sea hyperbaric chamber testing, final canidate eval, reporting date to BUDS.\n9.) Arrive BUDS, early morning I-Doc\n10.) Weeks 1 through 4, seperates the weak from the strong, by intense mental and physical training, many drop voluntarily during this time.\n11.) Weeks 5 through 8, voluntary droppers are no more, dropping mostly by qualification times in Team excercise events as well as individual events.  At this stage your immune to the B.S. but not the immune from the pain of the tests and excercises which are just about constant throughout the day...\n12.) Week 8 through 10, begin Scuba classes and underwater training and survival.  Assigned wetsuit, knife.  Test become harder and more challenging not only physically but mentally as well. Lots of pool time and classroom time, learn about rebreathers, and other devices as well as personal underwater gear.\n13.) Weeks 10 through 15 Continue water survival, becomes more advanced, learn EOD, deep submersion tests, as well as deep escape from pressurized enviroments.  Lots of classroom time as well as pool time.\n14.) Weeks 16 through 20, water training continued instructors aren't easier but there is a sense of respect and you aren't treated like a scrub.  Most that have made it to this point have strong probability of passing BUDS.  Jungle survival, land reconsience, geographical above and underwater mapping, Team activities, War games usually on nearby training Island, escape and evasion tactics, live fire excercises, CQB training.\n15.) Weeks 21 through 27, Final testing, 14 mile ocean swim( bay) without fins, 23 mile run (boots and shorts timed), written tests, final medical and performance eval.\n\n\nSome of your weekends are free some aren't...You have the option to live on base or off.  After graduation, you will go to Fort Benning, Georgia to Jump school and spend six weeks training at low jumps, static line (500ft), (1000ft), 12000ft). High jumps (freefall)at 15000ft +, usually assisted with O2 breather, both Night and Day time qualifications needed with High Jump. \n\nAfter Fort Benning, you have the option to take leave, you are given your duty station an TEAM that your assigned to.  Each TEAM specializs in their own tactics and training.  Upon arrival at your Duty station training will continue but be more detailed as to that particular TEAMS speciality.  Have the option of getting EOD qual.  Your paid standard danger pay E-4 ($150 month), E-5 ($210), E-6 ($320) and so on.  Even though their are officers in the BUDS program, everyone is a scrub, there are no yes sirs except to the instructors.\n\nOnce classified as a SEAL, you are given special priviledges, these priviledges are not spoken but known throughout the Navy i.e Can grow hair longer, E-3's allowed to have facial hair, respect lots of it from both Officers and Enlisted alike.  \n\nThere was much more than this in my training, however this will give you a quick over-view of what happens.
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I'm a Marine who began boot camp at Parris Island, SC on June 1, 2004.  I'm now a Corporal, so I would like to give you some pointers that I wish I would've gotten beforehand.\n\n1.  Never look your Drill Instructors in the eyes.  The "Thousand yard stare" is all that is allowed of you.  That is, you can only look straight forward, as if off into the distance.  Your DI's will try everything they can to get you to break this discipline, including spitting in your face, screaming at your face from one inch away, and other ways that I will leave out here (there's alot).\n\n2.  Be in shape.  Get into top shape physically before you get there, and really "put out" (try your hardest) during PT (physical training) while you're there.  You'll only hurt yourself if you don't.  It's okay to be in the middle of the pack while running, but you better not be the fatbody who's last.  Everyone in boot camp suffers for the fall-out boy.  Don't be him.\n\n3.  Two choices--leader or ghost.  There's only two smart ways to go into boot camp.  One is to be a leader, that is, make your presence known to the other recruits.  Be very, very loud, be in top physical shape, and always volunteer for things.  When other recruits look up to you, the DI's will notice.  They will either make you a squad leader (there are usually four), or the Guide (recruit who is the leader of the platoon).  Volunteer for these positions if somebody gets fired.  An outstanding squad leader at graduation usually will get meritoriously promoted to PFC if he's a private, and the Guide (honor graduate) will almost always be promoted, no matter what his former contract rank (Pvt gets PFC, PFC get LCpl).\nThe other route (which I went) is to ghost your way through.  Don't ever mess up, but never volunteer, either.  This way, you won't stand out.  Near the end, though, your DI's will realize that they haven't been paying enough attention to you.  Then, watch-out!  If I could go back I would try to be the Guide, and you probably should, too.  If you're a contract PFC, being a Lance Corporal right out of boot camp is a huge advantage to you later.\n\n4.  Never think you are special.  At boot camp, you aren't.  You're a piece of crap, like everyone else.  That is the purpose of 1st phase (1st month); to make you just like everyone else.  You lose everything, including your name (you have to refer to yourself as "this recruit").  There are no special delicate snowflakes in Marine Corps boot camp.  1st phase strips away your identity.  2nd phase builds you up to be just like everyone else.  3rd phase is where you get some respect (Ok.  Not much from DI's, but other junior recruits look up to you alot.  Help them with advice when you can, and only when you won't get caught!)\n\n5.  Pay attention to what's going on.  Always.  Situational awareness is key in boot camp.  Following instructions EXACTLY without thinking will let you be a successful recruit.  If a DI tells you to do something crazy, just do it with no question.  I was a thinker (as well as a college graduate going in), and this was a hindrance to me.  Turn off the part of your brain that asks "Why are we doing this?"  If you just do what you're told life will be alot easier.  Trust me.\n\n6.  Don't get held back, and don't get injured.  If you fail at a graduation requirement (swim qualification, for example), you will be held back.  For many things, like swim qual or rifle range, you will be given a few second chances.  Falling out of humps is not one of these.  If you fall out of a hump, you go back in training.  Going back in training is one of the worst things that can happen to a recruit, because you leave the closest thing to friends or family that you have (your platoon) behind.  You are then reassigned a new platoon, and have to re-do what you failed, and you have to keep
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What is the Army Reserves units in your area?  That's something that most people forget to think about.  When you sign up for the Reserves/Guard, you will be assigned to the closest unit with your MOS requirement.  That means that you may be driving clear across the state to do your weekend drills.  I don't say this to discourage you, just that you keep this in mind.\n\nYour first step is to talk to the recruiter and take the ASVAB.  We always told people to NOT lock down on a particular job, because you still have to qualify for it, and an opening has to be there.  Have several different MOSs in mind that sound interesting.  \n\nPlease don't get discouraged no matter what the results are.  Good luck, and congratulations on your decision.
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good luck with that one. The Marines don't like to give out much money for signing up. Maybe if you get extremely lucky you will see something, but don't get your hopes up. Besides, if you're joining the Marines because of money, you're really gonna be doubting yourself come the first week of boot camp.