Boot Camp
My fiancee is currently in Parris Island, and we weren’t planning on marrying until after Boot, MCT and MOS are all completed. Today his recruiter strongly suggested we marry during his ten day leave between boot and MCT instead. He said that if I don’t marry him then that paperwork will take a long time and I may not be able to go to his PDS when he’s stationed. I don’t understand. Married is married. Why shouldn’t I be able to? What’s so complicated about this so-called paperwork? Anyone?
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I’m going to Parris Island soon, and as sissy as this may sound, I hate bugs. What is the bug situation like? I suspect it will be bad becuase bugs are always a problem during war so they’re trying to train you. If so, oh well, I already live in the bug capital of the United States.
MCBCS RESPONSE:
The bug “problem” is really not a problem to Marne Corps boot camp at all. It really is simply just another factor that is built into the training program. The issue of sand fleas at Parris Island is what you reallyneed to be concerned about, if you are afraid of bugs and boot camp.
What you will soon learn is that you will be under constant scrutiny of the Drill Instructors and that will mean even when you are told to assume the position of attention. If you are “locked up” at attention, you better not move.
The reason for not moving is a matter of discipline and that is what separates the United States Marine Corps from the other basicly trained persoannel serving in the armed forces. You are taught discipline in boot camp becaused that is what will be needed in many combat suituations. A specific example will be what will you do if you are waiting to trigger an ambush and right before the “bad guys” come walking around the birm, you move to shoo a fly away? The end result then could mean a bunch of dead Marines.
Hence…if you move and shoo away ANY bug in boot camp, you run the risk of the Drill Instructor punishing the entire platoon. If the entire platoon gets punished, you will not be a very popular recruit if it happens to often.
Do you do them at your own pace, or do you have to do them with a CD or something, like high school?
Thanks
MCBCS RESPONSE:
There are NO CD’s in boot camp.
How fast you do pushups in Marine Corps boot camp is really not a relevant issue, but do not think I am making fun of your question. That is about as far from the truth as one could get. My point is that I fear you are afraid that you will not be able to move fast enough to keep your Drill Instructors happy. What you need to understand that the speed is not what is important to the Drill Instructor because if you are experiencing IPT the speed is not important because you will just keep doing it until you are spent. The goal of the Drill Instructor is not to see how fast you can go, but to just make you do them until you are wiped out.
Everyone gets wiped out, no matter how fast you go. The only thing speed really will impact is the emotions, or the desire to become a Marine that will be demonstrated to your Drill Instructor. The more important thing to speed, or quantity is the desire to keep going no matter how much your arms are shaking…or quivering. Whether you are a 175 pound bean pole or a 225 pound wall of muscle…the Drill Instructor will simply run your ass into the dirt until you can’t move anymore. That is when the body gives out and the heart takes over.
The real question is how strong your heart (desire) is to keep moving and become a Marine.
Do they issue you tennis shoes, socks, clothes, toothbrushes, floss, and stuff like that?
I am just wondering what I need to carry to Recruit Training.
Also, what are some things that would be really helpful to bring….what should I pack, and what shouldn’t I pack?
MCBCS RESPONSE:
You will need to bring nothing but your body and an acceptable form of identification. In fact the less you bring, the better you will be. The best answer can be found in the paragraph below, which is an excerpt from a book on Amazon.com EBook;
How you arrive on the base is very important to the first events you will experience when you get off the bus. Your goal is to be un-noticed and that means in all you do, wear and say. You should not wear anything that would attract attention to yourself. Plan on wearing plain jeans, with a belt, a solid colored tee shirt, without any logo or words displayed. Wear white socks with tennis shoes and leave all jewelry at home, other than religious or a wedding ring. If you bring a wallet, keep as little cash as possible and only have an official form of I.D. (ie: drivers license) while leaving all credit cards at home, other than the one you have set up for direct deposit.. Do not bring love letters or books or anything else. Bring nothing means just that…BRING NOTHING!!! All will be simply discovered during the initial search and discarded as trash.
It is during receiving that you will get your uniforms and surrender your civilian clothing, which occurs the very first day upon your arrival ion base. It is during this time that male recruits will receive the notorious first haircut. It does not matter how long, or short, your hair is when you arrive. All male recruits will get their heads shaved. Female recruits do not get their heads shaved, but they will attend a class and adhere to the female Marine standards.
You can check out the entire book on Amazon.com: Marine Corps Boot Camp Survival Guide
A Marine who completes his enlistment and joins another service is not required to attend recruit training,
Why do other services have to attend MCRD?
MCBCS RESPONSE:
The answer is obvious to anyone that has gone through Marine recruit training. The quick answer is that boot camp in any branch of service is an indoctrination into military life. That indoctrination is essential for anyone making the transition from civilian to military. As most everyone knows, Marine Corps boot camp is all about that indoctrination, unlike any other branch of United States military service.
Below is a link that is FREE for some Amazon.com customers that is to an EBook that explains the answer in such a way that shows how tough that indoctrination can be to a civilian.
I would never do it, just wondering what would happen…
jus give me an explanation. whether you have to progress each week or wat
I know about Parris Island, but someone just told me not everyone goes there. I live in California (northern), where am i going for my training?
Im joining October 15, 2010. About how long will it take to process me before I get to basic? Any answers are much appreciated.
No, Im talking about signing up in Oct. And my favored MOS is 0321, Force Recon.
And I have a clean legal and medical record. Im also a strait A college student.
I sent a letter to a recruit in Parris Island from another state? I know mail is usually 2-3 days, but is it longer to get it to a recruit? How long?
I sent it Monday but the blue mailbox probably wasn’t picked up until Tuesday? What day will he receive it and when can I expect a reply(assuming he has time to write back right away)?
In that first sentence, the ? was a typo, sorry.
Thank you!
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