Posted on Apr 16, 2015
This Former McDonald's Employee Lost 120 Pounds To Join The Marine Corps
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This story shows what you can do if you have the desire, drive and determination to meet your goal. Congratulations to this young Marine, Semper FI and Thank you for your service. You will be an inspiration to other young men and women with dreams and goals.
US Marine Corps (USMC)
Physical Training
Recruiting
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CSM Michael Lynch, GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad
It can be done. My platoon guidon bearer was a Pick-up and went from 350 lbs to 167 lbs - with 6 weeks in the Pork Chop Platoon. The crazy thing? Once he lost the weight this guy could run like a deer - sub-18 three miles. But he lost so much weight he had no upper body strength and graduated Parris Island without being able to do a single pull-up on final PFT. He hung on the pull up bar until his hands dripped blood. The SDI had to stand in front of him and order him from the bar - and told him to his face that no one had ever wanted the Corps that much. "He would be a Marine." Then, and only then, did he drop from the bar.
It can be done. My platoon guidon bearer was a Pick-up and went from 350 lbs to 167 lbs - with 6 weeks in the Pork Chop Platoon. The crazy thing? Once he lost the weight this guy could run like a deer - sub-18 three miles. But he lost so much weight he had no upper body strength and graduated Parris Island without being able to do a single pull-up on final PFT. He hung on the pull up bar until his hands dripped blood. The SDI had to stand in front of him and order him from the bar - and told him to his face that no one had ever wanted the Corps that much. "He would be a Marine." Then, and only then, did he drop from the bar.
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