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11/28/2015 6:12:57 AM
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former marine here. assuming you don't unq at the rifle range, you will be gone for exactly 13 weeks. then you will come home for 10 days, then peace out again to either mct/soi, depending on your mos. are you going paris island or cali? i did paris island. i also did soi and not mct. soi/mct is WAY harder than boot camp.
idk how old you are, but i was like 24 when i went in. the older you are, the easier bootcamp is, assuming you are in remotely decent shape still. just remember these few very important things in boot camp. 95pct of your time there, the drill instructors are going to be punishing the entire platoon for what they claim to be the fault of one person or a small group of people, or occasionally the whole platoon. it is just a game they are playing because, let's say it's 2:50. Everything is on a very tight schedule. If it is 2:50 and your next scheduled thing isn't til 3:00, they aren't going to tell you to just sit and chill for 10 minutes, they are going to make you all think you did something wrong and punish you for ten minutes instead. Don't get pissed at your platoon, they are going to punish you no matter what you do.
the ABSOLUTE most important thing i can tell you is to do two things every single time, no matter what, and you will never have any problems in recruit training. every single time they ask you anything, or you have to say anything or request anything, ALWAYS scream as loud as you possibly can from the moment you pull into the island. i mean like veins popping out screaming as loud as you possibly can. there is literally nothing you can do that will impress them and get them off your case more than being the loudest person in the platoon. the other thing is moving fast. when they tell you to line up at the door, or to go grab something, literally sprint as fast as you possibly can every single step. i know it sounds ridiculous, but if you remember those two things, nothing else even matters. i graduated as one of three marines in my platoon to stand for the company commander's inspection at the end of training because of my confidence.
no matter what, always be extremely confident with them. when they scream in your face, and they will literally be touching your face with ttheir hats, lips and spit, just stand there with a stone face and scream as loud as you can, "aye sir, aye sir, aye sir" as loud as you possibly can. they will immediately move on. if you hesitate in any way, you will be their focus until you learn to stand up through chaos. and all 3 of them screaming in your face while everyone is being punished and people are starting to have mental break downs all around you can be chaotic. but if you just stand there like you do not give a phuck what they do to you, you will be someone they respect and leave alone
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Thank you for the info man! I will deff keep it in mind, also im 18 and also going to parris island
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Edited by Average: 11/28/2015 9:16:40 AMseriously, just scream as loud as you can every single time they ask you a question or say ANYTHING. after every single word they say, they are going to say, "do you understand that?" i mean like every two words of every sentence they will ALL say that. just scream yes sir to every question, and aye sir to every word they say. it's like living in another universe, but once you get used to being there, it's a blast. it's going to freak you out at first, then you will settle down after a day or two. then you will meet your actual drill instructors, and they will IMMEDIATELY cause absolute chaos. it will be after like the 3rd day when you meet them. right when you meet them is the hardest part of boot camp. just know that they are going to instantly turn your life upside down. first few days are scary, but you get used to it. but then after that third day or whenever it is that you meet your actual drill instructors, it really feels like there is no way out and you are kinda scared to death. kids will be thinking of ways to escape, kids will be writing letters home to their parents to get them out. they read that stuff so don't do it. again, i was older so i didn't really experience it quite as bad as the younger guys, but just know that the drill instructors did the same thing to the group before you and will do it again right after you leave. it's ALL a big game. kind of a weird time of year to go down there. it's actually probably for the best. the summers there are hell because of the sand fleas. idk if they are around when it's cold. you will know the sand fleas all too well. just wait til someone gets caught itching or swatting at one lol and going to the bathroom is weird. like you have to say it something like this, it varies from senior drill instructors but it will be something like: " sir, good morning/afternoon/evening, sir. recruit so and so request permission to speak to drill instructor/senior drill instructor so and so. sir, good morning, sir."....... then they say, what, thing (yes, they call you thing). then you have to say, "sir good morning, sir. recruit so and so request permission to make a head call, sir good morning, sir."
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Watch the marine corps birthday messages from the past 8 years... The fire will stay lit for awhile
