I'm glad you are going into the USMC, its always nice to hear about someone who is willing to do service and give back. Although you may think those classes are pointless (and I agree having graduated college from a liberal arts school that they may seem so) but they have vaule that you probably don't realize. If you plan on getting a job after school many companies just want to make sure that you can handle the type of pressure and time management that is required to complete the classes. They may not be that interested in the fact that you learned more about the reformation or that you know what a past particple is, but they do want you to be able to prove that you are what you say your are and that you have the drive to get a job done, even if you don't like it. FYI, my current job has tested nothing that I learned, but I wouldn't have gotten it unless I was able to prove through academics that I could handle classes and assignments that I didn't want to take. Hopefully thinking something is useless is not the attitude you take with you to the service...but you will learn the value of everything your are forced to endure eventually. Good luck with the car.