In Full Metal Jacket, would Private Pyle realistically have ever been recruited to the Marine Corps, or would they have put him somewhere else beca...

We "picked up" a guy who had been in the PCP (Physical Conditioning Platoon Pulling up a sand-bag. · 23.7k followers Artistic licence war stories, military adventures and Forces life in general. In Full Metal Jacket, would Private Pyle realistically have ever been recruited to the Marine Corps, or would they have put him somewhere else because he was so out of shape? Walt Miller, Former 0311/0302 at United States Marine Corps (1973-1993) Written Nov 16 We "picked up" a guy who had been in the PCP (Physical Conditioning Platoon); also called the fat bodies. He had been on Parris Island 4–5 months. He was a "pick up" into o... Read More » Are the combat shirts and pants which special force soldiers wear more expensive than those that normal infantry soldiers wear? Baz Barović, British Army Staff Sergeant (Ret) interests Mil history Written Dec 29 British SAS somewhere in Afghanistan. Notice the jacket that looks to be the Crye issue. In the British Army some units are more "liberal" than others regarding what you can... Read More » Read more in Pulling up a sand-bag. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). You were sent this email because you might like Pulling up a sand-bag.. If you don't want these updates anymore, you can mute Pulling up a sand-bag. or unsubscribehttps://www.quora.com/