The Marine Guidebook of Essential Subjects is one book that you will need to know before you graduate from Marine Corps Boot Camp. You will need to know this book inside and out and from top to bottom. You will need to learn what is on the pages and be able to recite to your Drill Instructor when you are asked a question that is referenced in
What most individuals do not realize before they go to Marine Corps Boot Camp is that the material that needs to be memorized is in and of itself, not that difficult to master. The problem with most recruits is that they spend all of their time exercising and doing sit ups and pull ups and running. More often than not the academics of Parris Island, or San Diego MCRD go unnoticed. This is where recruits slip, stumble and sadly fail in boot camp.
When we say “fail in boot camp” we are not suggesting that many people flunk out because of their grades. What we do want to point out to you is that Marine Corps Boot Camp is all about stress. Let me say that once again…Marine Corps Boot Camp is all about stress. The stress comes at you from every angle from learning how to eat and how to get dressed and how to go to the bathroom. You will need to learn it the Marine Corps way.
Learning to do things the Marine Corps way will place an amount of stress on your emotions that being able to learn and comprehend simple basic facts becomes difficult. The entire environment of boot camp is designed to be fast paced and with a lightening frenzy. To be able to control your time in boot camp you should learn and memorize the mundane facts before you arrive and stand on the little yellow footprints. By knowing much of the “stuff” before you arrive will mean that you will have less stress to deal with and since you have less stress, you will have a better cahnce of completing boot camp and graduating as a United States Marine.
As you can see in the Table of Contents from the Marine Guidebook of Essential Subjects there are quite a few things that you need to learn, memorize and live. When you do that is of vital importance to your ability to be a success in Marine Corps Boot Camp.
It is our suggestion to you that you order the book and learn what is inside the covers. You do not need to memorize the entire book but you really need to be exposed to the material before your Drill Instructor gives you one.
The choice is up to you. Prepare now academically or cram to learn it later when you have less time to do so. If you learn it before you go it will increase your odds of not only surviving boot camp but it will also provide you with the ability to excel.
Whatever you decide to do the choice is yours, but the wise choice is to prepare now.
Semper Fi!
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