How Much Does A Marine(or Army) Soldiers' Backpack Weigh?

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Highly variable -- 50 to 100 lbs
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The basic load is around 80-100 lbs in the Army. And me being a medic, I carry that plus about 40-50 more pounds worth of medical equipment.
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They also will use a different type of backpack than what you probably use at school, very very similar to those campers use, they have a hard frame (internally so you can't see it), and a hipstrap, which changes things a lot, search ILBE in google.  You can try that, or a weight vest, if you can't get those, see if you can at least find a school backpack with a hipstrap.
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You could ask your recruiter (if one comes to your school), but if my memory serves, it's generally fifty pounds and up to seventy-five.
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Thanks...darn thats a lot more than I'm doing now, but I should be able to work up to that pretty fast...I hope.

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