Getting Ready
Having a loved one join the Marines is a lifechanging decision for your family.
Your future Marine will be working hard to get physically, spiritually, and mentally ready. You'll want to get mentally and spiritually ready as well.
Here we discuss how to prepare your family and also helping your future Marine to prepare.
Preparing Your Family
Someone you love and care about is joining the Marines. Whether this is your husband, daughter, brother, or boyfriend, you'll want to make sure you are ready for the path ahead.
Things to consider include:
Helping Them Prepare
How can you help your future Marine prepare? Start by understanding what they will be doing to prepare themselves.
Understand that your future Marine may have to get physically in shape, lose weight, apply for waivers, study for exams, and more.
Your support depends on what challenges your loved one faces.
The biggest battle is always mental preparation and going into the unknown. Our Preparation Guides will eliminate the guesswork and will set them on a path to outperforming their peers.
If your future Marine needs to lose weight, helping them by joining them on their weight loss journey is extremely helpful. Weight loss is hard and requires immense discipline. Removing junk food from the home and helping them cook healthy meals, maintain accountability, and track progress is tremendous.
If your Marine needs to get in shape, help them by offering them support, helping them with access to places to train, or providing them a great workout plan to get started.
If they need to study for an exam, help them study, consider getting them some study materials, or even setting up a tutoring session if they get stuck on a topic.
You will be their rock when times get tough. You can help them succeed in this area as you have in the others throughout their lives. You can always show your support by getting some awesome Marine Merch!