I am 15 and overweight but I want to enlist into the marines when i turn18?

Peter F

The marines will take in overweight candidates providing you can still pass the medical.

Your basic training will ensure you attain the minimum fitness standard- your health at enlisting will determine how challenging and how enjoyable you find this training.

The actual marine standards of fitness and weight are below...

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/marines/l/blfitmale.htm

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/marines/l/blweightmale.htm

You can be worse than this on enlisting but you will be making extra work for yourself during an already challenging training programme.

Mrsjvb

so go to a doctor and find out the safest, healthiest way to lose the weight.

The Mrs.

Then start working out now, as long as you are within regulations for boot camp, they will take care of the rest. Good luck.

oscarsix5

Your family doctor is the only person who has a good idea of your overall health and weight issues, you should have a good talk with him or her before you do anything. If you are in fact overweight that have your family doctor recommend your ideal weight goals and discuss ways of obtaining those goals. Start running as a form of exercise and start adopting other forms such as swimming and bicycling. Read up on the conditioning execises done in the Marine Corps and the Army so you can start adapting them into your life style. You might want to consider a change in diet which should also be done with the doctor's advice and your parents imput.

Remember that you still growing so it might appear that your body is resisting your efforts at times, young men sometimes grow out prior to growing up so don't get confused by short term weight gains. Stay at it, you've got a good three years and your focus should not be becoming a lean mean marine to go to Boot Camp, close will do! You want to be a lean mean marine coming out of Boot Camp....

weflyhighsantana

Marines are one of the few military forces in America that live up to the highest standards in basic training. In the Army doing your best is good for them, in the Marines you cant justgive it all u got u have to pass all of there tests or they will send u home. If your obese they wont letu join at all. If u dont become physically active in the next years u will only become bigger and u will have a smaller chance of passing bootcamp. but if u want to become a marine, start working out, run,. go on a diet make sure u will be able to pass there physical fitness test and you will be fine.

68w

start walk/running and increase.

the hardest part will be the begining. not giving up after a little while. stay motivated. you are young and can change your life.

Bethany

So start getting in shape now! :-) Running, sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups are all great, basic things you can start doing now.
Good luck!

gib000

Get on the treadmill two times a day for 45 minutes at least 3-5 times a week. eat smoothies and subway. You will be fine

Facts Enrage Dembots

Well, now is a good time to address this! A few things you can do... join athletic teams in school, start running, insure that you are following a good, healthy, balanced diet (ask your folks to take you to the Doctor, he/she will help you with that) and you could even go by the local Marine Recruiter office, they just may take an interest, and give you a work out booklet... they do not have to, at your age, but things do happen ;) I started bugging them when I was 10!!!
Basically, keep your grades up, don't do drugs, don't drink alcohol, follow the Laws... get the weight under control, and be a good Citizen... Good Luck!!!
If you would like to do something real good, and real fast... start spelling Marine with a capital M... we are sorta picky on that... see ya' soon... really wish you the Best.

jesse c

TREADMILL TUBBY

apittythefoo

i find runnings the best thing i eat any thing i want and dont put any weight on because i run it off so if you eat helthy and run youll lose weight its genious

Lady Tam

That's great that you know what you want to do, because you have at least 3 years to do it! You don't need to enlist long before you actually ship out... once you hit your goal weight, you could ship out that week (as long as there is room available in a platoon).

I was a Marine recruiter's aide for a long time... and I've seen many overweight 15 year olds exercise and diet and eventually become Marines. Talk with your local recruiter, and see if he'd be willing to meet with you at the office to PT (exercise) at least once a week. This will not only let him know how committed you are to your goal, but will also help you maintain your motivation and provide you with knowledge on what kind of exercises are best for you to meet your weight goal.

Joining the Marines is the best thing I ever did. Don't give up. Service to your country is the most honorable thing you can do. It's well worth the sacrifice.

Ooorah!

Joachin Murrieta

First, grow up, then shape up, then wise up....

p_hyrr

Just try avoid those fatty foods, maybe begin a excercise routine.

Jog in the morning? Or even a walk in the afternoon will make a world of difference.

But keep eating the wrong foods and it'll be no different.

white r

u dont worry this is the right age to reduce and make the body to shape below are some ways to reduce
1. go to gym by choosing the right gym with good traniee
2. go for jogging daily 2 to 5 km
3.drink only nutrisheus foods avoid oil
4.eat streamed foods
5 first think stop the bathroom actvitys it will make u down first
this 5 will make u fit

hiba

I find many people think they are overweight or too skinny, but it would have been better to tell us your weight for us to give you an accurate answer.

ScotsAirForceCopper

discover masterbation, once you find that out youl lose weight

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