[Garvin]

In 16 weeks you'll get a Marine Private not combat hardened Marine.

Retired GySgt of Marines!

[em2vn]

Thanks for adding some sense to this.

A squid.

[ErnBatavia]

I went in in 1966, and Boot Camp had been squeezed into 9 weeks. From what I gathered, not much got left out, but the intensity sure never stopped for those coupla months.