Suntan oil and Sunglasses? I don't seem to remember those on my issue...let's see....Surfboard, check...wetsuit, check...phone numbers of hot CA women that hang out at the beach, check...nope...had to buy the sunglasses myself. Besides, they would only issue BCGs anyway. Really hard to balance that surfboard and my M-16 on the "motivation hump" during 2nd phase though. :)
Of course the difference here is...if he wanted to upgrade and earn his EG&A...he has to go back through boot. A Marine never has to go through boot again to change service...not that any self-respecting Marine ever would.
No lie there. I could not THINK of ever leaving Mother Green and her Fighting Machine! haha. My buddies would track me down and kick the crap out of me!