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11 General Orders
Okay I've been having a hell of a time remembering the 11 General Orders... in order... Generally I'm good at memorizing things (years of band, choir & drama behind me!) but for some reason I'm having problems... but I found this and thought I'd pass it on! http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2205 Hopefully this…
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Hello World!
I just finished Boot Camp this Friday & arrived at A-school yesterday afternoon. If you have any questions about boot camp life (which is easy & boring) let me know!! So happy to be out of RTC! :drinker:
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NAVY - BMR!
BMR (Basic Military Requirements) This was recommended to me by sullymanjohn for reading material & more importantly, get a leg up on information I or anyone needs to know for ranking up a bit faster.... Well, at least one small part... But ANYWAYS! I managed to find a free copy (PDF-downloadable) of the entire manual & it…
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Detailed look into RTC
Hey! So I came across this on the navydep.com forums & it is by far the best & most detailed account & "look-see" in RTC/Boot Camp.. It's long, but gives an extensive breakdown of P-days as well as material/tasks/tests etc. through each week (& even day-to-day) up till week 6 before Battle Stations. A lot of great info! I…
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Welcome! - Introductions!
My name is Cassidy (you can call me by username if you want, or if you're like me and tend to forget names easily). :ohwell: I started training and losing weight to join the Navy at the beginning of the year and I have met so many awesome people here on MFP and until a few days ago, haven't found anyone in the same boat as…
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Boot Camp Videos?!
So I'm in the final days before I ship off to boot camp :bigsmile: And we were shown this video series at one of our DEP-meetings (well a shortened version) I know a majority of my buddies have gone through boot camp already or have heard a great deal about it, but this is a really good 4-part video series on YouTube that…
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Reserves + Question for my MA's
So for my contract I signed up for 4 years active duty & 4 years reserve... I'm going to bring up the subject with my recruiter when I see him tomorrow for the DEP-meeting, but I was curious if anyone is in the Reserves or knows what it entails? (is it still 2 weekends a month & 1 week a year of training, and you lead a…
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Weigh-ins/Weight-loss Help
So I have a general weight-loss question to pose to all of my fellow Navy sailors & recruits on here... I went in to get measurements done to see where I stand in terms of getting into the Navy.... Short story: despite doing everything I'm supposed to (eating clean 90% of the time), lots of cardio, & dropping 13lbs since…
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MEPS ?
Anyone have any info regarding MEPS? My recruiter was kinda vague as to what it entails... What do you do? What's involved? etc. Thanks!! :flowerforyou:
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Past the 1/2-way point... My success for the year!
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Mirena IUD - Weight Gain??
So this question was posed to me by my recruiter... the whole disclosing of personal information thing. And despite working out, eating clean 90% of the time (we all have cheat days/meals), staying within calorie-intake (despite those few "oops!"-days/meals), getting in plenty of water, sleep, etc... I'm having an…
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ASVAB
Just finished taking the ASVAB today! It's a 3-hr time limit with 10 sections to it, but it only took me an hour to complete it--so it really wasn't all that bad. Didn't score nearly as well as I did 7-years ago when I took the paper version--mainly because they've added & gotten rid of some sections since then, but I more…
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Free-body workouts!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345528972/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00 It'll be a while till it releases (Jan. 2nd) but I've done some workouts from the guy's version... phew! It's all free-body exercises & totally awesome... the author finally wrote a "female-version" and I've already pre-ordered mine and one for my mum,…
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Any Military recruits/anyone here looking to join?
I've been on MFP since January this year training and counting every calorie in order to drop the weight and inches to qualify for the Navy! I was wondering if anyone else joined MFP in order to lose weight and get in shape for the military (any branch!)? Height: 5' 3" Waist 31"; Hips 45"; Neck 14" SW: 232lbs CW: 189lbs…
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DEP
Even though I'm not sworn in yet, my recruiter is allowing me to sit in at the DEP meeting tomorrow afternoon so I'll have more information regarding DEP if anyone is interested or has questions! :glasses:
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Punching bag....
Anyone have any moves/routines they use on a punching bag to get the sweat rolling? (former Tae-kwon-do instructor & black belt so I know how to keep proper form) Just curious what other's workouts are. :smile: Finally joined a gym with access to the mini punching-bag and a large 5-ft-long one and I'm eager to get in and…
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Motivational pictures/sayings
If you're on facebook (really, who isn't nowadays?) go check out these pages: Female Health Motivation : Eat Clean, Train Mean Strong is the New Skinny Fitness Girls Fitness and Bodybuilding Fitness Recipes Fitspiration Motivation They all have some great tips, motivational quotes to help....well.... keep you motivated to…
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Is running that effective? versus other cardio?
Up until now I have pretty much stuck to walking, swimming, biking (rarely now that i've moved... had to sell my bike too) and the elliptical for my cardio.... My recruiter has recommended I start running more as it will help shed the inches faster. I've never been a great long-distance runner (ran a 5k my sophomore year…
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Low Calorie, High Protein foods?
So while I have been great at keeping under or around my daily calorie limit, I have been having a really hard time getting in enough protein (usually only 40-65g versus the 150g I should be getting). I use the Cytosport-100% Whey Protein-Chocolate mix once in a while, but the calorie content overloads my daily limit…
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Navy MFP members out there??
Hey I was wondering if anyone else on here is joining or already in the Navy? I haven't gotten my dates for boot amp yet but I was wonderig if anyone else here on MFP was joining/enlisting in the Navy or other branch of the military =)
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(New) Workout Idea!
So in an effort to not get "bored" and the gym and have some randomization in workouts, came up with a card game. It's pretty easy and you'll get a good workout! Each suit = one type of exercise. And each of the cards have a value/number you have to do for each.... Aces=20 , Kings=16, Queens=14, Jacks=12 and 2-10 are…
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My Progress after Only 4 months! ^_^ *pics*
Alright! So I apologize for the crappy labeling and what-not. I do not have my Adobe Photoshop anymore so I did what I could.... Here is where I started! 2 January 2012 at 233pounds! Here is my March weigh-in & measurements! (about halfway from where I started and am at now!) And lastly! This is currently where I am! In…
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NSV- I can see what others do!
For the past 2 weeks I have been hit on and had several people that knew me, but I didn't recognize them except glimpsing them in passing, that have commented on how great I look from working out and the weight I've lost... For the first time in a long while I looked in the mirror & felt beautiful.. my skin has a nice…
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Am I doing too much?!
Okay, so with the new quarter (started March 27th,2012) I have drastically upped my fitness regime and I have a few questions! I am 5'5" 22 years old CW: 204.2lbs GW: 160lbs Daily Calories: 1450 I am basically taking fitness classes through the college since I am done with my degrees but stuck here until my lease is…
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NSV!
I had my weigh-in today and was kind of disappointed at how little I've lost pound-wise this past 2 weeks & inches wise in the past month. Decided I would go out tonight with my bestie (I have only been out dancing once & I rarely if ever drink) so, I decided to go by a new pair of heels & a top (everything I had was…
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Evil inner thighs!
Okay, so I've never had great legs. (Always had large muscley calves and alright outer thighs) But now that I have finally lost some of the excess weight and regained some strength again, I was wondering... Are there any good exercises to help your inner thighs? Things that could be done outside of a gym? We have one of…
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Need ideas for rewards & punishments...
Alright, so the end of my college quarter is drawing near (it ends in a week!). And I noticed I have been spending waaaay too much time online--non-academic surfing, looking up random things, facebook, etc. No matter how much I try, I cannot keep myself from doing so when I really need to spend the time writing my final…
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Big changes needed!
So I have been borderline overweight for the past several years.. most of the weight I have now, I gained within the last few years due to stress from college, moving ( A LOT ) and the occasional injury here and there. I have gotten to a point in my academic career where I'm about to lose my financial aid, without which I…
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Working out &eating well while working @ a Gas station
**LOOKING FOR HELP, SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS** :happy: Hey! So I am a full-time student and I work roughly 32 hours a week doing a graveyard shift at a gas station and I always feel bad for not exercising during the days I work. Shifts are generally really slow, but as far as lifting, preparing food and cleaning go, there…
