My son just finished boot camp in the summer and it is brutal with the humidity, and the sandflies.
Trace Adkins sings a song about marines at Parris Island,and while the west coast does boot camp at Pendleton, Parris Island will always hold special for most marines and he country due to history and tradition.
The west boot camp is at the recruit depot by San Diego airport. Pendleton is north of Oceanside. Although they do the crucible at pendleron