[BoBToMatoE]

My brother graduated from Paris Island a couple of years ago. I think this article is an interesting read for those who do not know what boot camp is like.

I know my brother values his boot camp experience like none other. I know that just watching him march in formation during his graduation made the back of my hair stand on end.

Good read, although I do not think it shows the intensity of Marine boot camp or truly how valuable it is. I do think that a line by SSgt rings so true.

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"It takes courage for them to come down here," he said. "There's a war going on, they know there's a war going on, and they came down here anyway. You gotta admire that. Everybody back home stayed there, and they came here."

[pfflier]

For the next several hours, the recruits would march in sub-freezing temperatures to the mess hall for a breakfast of eggs, pancakes and bacon; return to the barracks for more clean-up —looking again like crabs holding brushes; then do two hours of vigorous physical training led by Cuadro himself, their senior drill instructor.

In Gitmo the IRC and ACLU consider this "torture".

[chudogg]

The article doesnt tell you about Hydration Formations.

[Turbo Pig]

I think this article is an interesting read for those who do not know what boot camp is like.

This analogy may be a bit crude for some. It is the best way to explain Marine Corps Boot Camp, though.

Marine Corps Boot Camp is sort of like sex. Others can tell you about it. You can watch movies and read books. Shoot, you can even do close approximations of the act itself. When you get down to it, though, nothing is remotely close to the real thing, and never will be.

[SVTCobra03]

It's utilities and covers not "fatigues and caps."

[Recon Dad]

This was a good and true representation of PI. Parris Island has two R's. The rest of the services should take lessons from the Marines. All Marines get the same training and everyone is a rifleman even officers. The first thing they teach is Marine history so they develop a common ethos.
There are a couple of truisms you can say about the Marines; they are the best fighting force in the world today. Marines are a cheap date when compared to other services and lastly if you mess with one you mess with them all.

[ibtheman]

I had served in the corp, and requested to go to Parris Island, it was an experience. Hey if anybody is interestred, on PBS they shot a video if what a marine recruit goes thru. Check it out, it brought back memories to me. I was in the Corp 83-87!

[sergeantdave]

Do the DIs still call recruits "maggots?"

[ed ict]

bunk = rack
floor = deck
cap/hat = cover
door = hatch
floor = deck
drinking fountain = scuttlebut
stair = ladder
parade ground = grinder