Warren to Marine

MCT is nearly complete, graduation is on Tuesday.  We have heard from Warren as his phone has been returned to him.  We spoke with him last night (Sat) and again today.  Something we learned, he has gained 10.8 lbs.  I say it again, he gained nearly 11 lbs at MCT.  Just to give a quick review of Warren's body mass since leaving for boot camp.

Pre-boot camp:
148.4 lbs
11.4% body fat

After boot camp:
144.8 lbs
4.6% body fat

After MCT:
155.6 lbs
DNK % body fat

 

So if you want to lose some of those unwanted pounds over the holidays, I would not recommend a strict dietary menu consisting of MREs.  Perhaps you can't see it in the photo but the tag line for the MRE "Warefighter Recommended, Warfighter Tested, Warfighter Approved".  MREs have come a long way over the years and now they obviously contain a lot of nutrients and may even taste "good" (of course sometimes the level of hunger increases the flavor of the meal).

 

We are still waiting on final word on orders to see where he gets to go for MOS school.  He suspects he is going to Camp Johnson but we need to see that on paper before we know for sure.

 

A couple of other notes from Warren;

-  He enjoyed MCT, he got to do a lot of live firing of weapons but his favorite was the grenade launcher (M203?).  He knows he isn't a great shot with the rifle but he said he was really good with the grenade launcher.  He said he could be a sniper with that.

-  They trained with female Marines, which motivated him since he could not fall out in front of the "girls".  The young female Marines were given no quarter and were treated no differently than the males.  No special treatment, as it should be.

-  He got 11 hours of sleep Sat night (versus the 6 hours for the past 5 weeks)

-  He sounded really good and is ready to get to MOS school.