Posted on 12/28/2004 11:59:44 AM PST by BoBToMatoE
Turn em on, Fire Watch. Turn the lights on, he shouted, as he and the other drill instructors stormed between the bunks, yelling at the young recruits to get up and face another grueling day. And they had better move fast, fast, fast!
For the next several minutes, the recruits counted off, put on their fatigues, boots and caps performing each task on command, always being yelled at, constantly shouting back at the top of their lungs, "Aye, sir!"
Next, they would make their bunks exactly right and sweep the squad room, crawling along the floor like crabs, one hand behind their back, the other pushing a small brush. "Any day, any day," shouted Cuadro to an errant recruit, who wisely stepped up the pace. All this, and it's not even 5 a.m. yet.
"You try to get them used to working in a stressful environment, being able to perform simple tasks while someone is yelling at them," said Cuadro, as the never-ending shouts of drill instructors and recruits reverberated through the building.
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I roomed with a Marine Recon in college. He was a serious threat.
starboard = right
port = left and a not-so-interesting wine
pogey bait = snacks from the gedunk (sp) machine
This is my rifle....this is my aircraft - I'm here for you!!!
I would say that's a good way to put it. I wouldn't mess with them. This will be he's first deployment on a recon team. He plans to re-up sometime after January and after the deployment move over to Force recon for the rest of his time.
I still correct my wife when I tell her to look on her right and she looks to her left,..to look on her other right...
catches her every time.
He was the nicest guy you ever met but strange. He(George) grew up in the Bronx in a rough neighborhood. We lived in an apartment in the hills of NC and George left the door standing wide open at night for air movement. When I asked if it worried him, he pulled a machete from under the mattress.
New York gets a lot of Marines. My son has a lot of expenses equipment, guns and such and I asked him if he locked everything up at LeJeune. He said nobody steals anything at Courthouse Bay where the Recon guys stay. Might be out of fear but I hope it's about honor.
Saved. Printed. And tacked on the wall.
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