ok. i need some real good advice. honestly my recruiter i think gives me bull and ive been tryin to search someone who has any help for months. now im honestly tired of tryin to give people my life story but in a nut shell i was big fat and no muscle over a year ago and through high school sports i manage to lose 45 pounds and now am at 235, just at the weight limit for the marines acceptance. now lets say at my weight and body structure right now (average strength and for my weight above average speed) can a guy who trust me i wont quit make it through boot camp. my biggest fear is being thrown out for like being out of shape or whatever. again im sorry if i sound or come across annoyed and like an . its just im sooooo nervous maybe more than a normal person would be and im tired of posting these things on millions of websites and gettin notin but bull and retarted none helpful answers back. yea again sorry.

N0help4u

Maybe try running and doing some of the exercises they will have you doing in boot camp and see if you get out of breath, weak and have a hard time keeping up to the pace they would expect. I would think that if you do then you might not quite make it through and maybe give it another year or two to try and get in better shape.
I think the standards are not as strict as they were in the 60's with the draft but I think you would still have to keep up to pace. I know my son was on ADHD medicine for some problems and has mild scoliosis and he is in the Army.

excon

Hello marine:

Sure. But, like N0 says, start NOW.

excon

Devildog0311

Some advice to my brother to be. I just got out of the Marines last Feb, I know all you fears! However this is a minor concern and I'll put it at rest for you. The Marine Corp will not kick you out if you've made it to boot for a weight issue. You've been accepted and have passed the minimal standards for weight regulation. You will only continue to lose weight in boot camp, I promise you! I was fit and more than ready I scored perfect 300 pft's throught-out basic training and I still lost 20 pounds! It's all mental brother thats the hardest thing about it! Any more questions? hit me up! Ooorah!

La Beck

I agree with devil dog. I was a marine wife (now army) and my best advice is, you've made the limit, pat yourself on the back for your weight loss so far. BUT, and this is a big but, as the above mentioned, you will continue to lose wait and mental strength is half the battle.

But marine corps basic is the hardest of the US out there, IMO (and my husband's). It isn't going to be easy just because you made the weight. It will be hard, harder for you than someone who is 200 pounds or less.

My recommendation is to go for it but TRAIN from now until the day your rear shows up at Basic. Run every day building up distance. Strength train and eat right, and you'll feel much better on the basic training runs and rucks.