My son was in the truck company at Camp Marguerita, Camp Pendleton. Since he had no license, they of course had him driving a 5-ton truck. but he signed up for all the training he could get approved, including Bridgeport. He was the only one in his class who could ski, so they sent him out to dig out snow banks and places to sleep. Got a lot of skiing in.
He came back and get accepted for embassy duty MSG.
Semper Fi
Don’t get me started on the silliness of putting a battalion of Marines, some of whom have never seen snow, on skis. With a combat load. Give them all snow shoes.