Marines Willing To Leave Depot

San Diego Union-Tribune ^ | March 22, 2002 | James W. Crawley, Ronald Powell and Jeff McDonald, Staff Writers

[NormsRevenge]

Oh ... And to you swamp critters from Parris Island

Hollywood Marines are way cooler ... :-P

[LadyX]

Thanks for the hails!
Afraid I have no opinion on the West Coast issue, like you, Mud, a Graduate of The Swamp! LOL

Since I grew up in Florida BA (before air conditioning), it was no 'sweat' for me to go through basic training from 25 June to early August.
Drill was restricted to first thing in the morning and at 7 in the evening because of the heat,
but to me it was no big deal.

There WAS the day we were in the outdoor pool in the middle of the day, when suddenly they ordered us OUT! NOW!
The instructors were informed the heat was the equivalent of 130 degrees F for us.
We thus were fished out before we succumbed to heat prostration from the exertion.
And Mud - would you have wanted to miss lounging on ELLIOT'S BEACH?!!!
'Course not..:)))

SEMPER FI !!
Regards to all - - -

[real saxophonist]

And the mosquito truck every morning on the way to chow...

[MudPuppy]

fun stuff

My hubby was a DI at San Diego and also an instructor at DI school.
We have these Hollywood vs. Swamp discussions often :)

Take a Peek here

[NormsRevenge]

Believe me, after a few hundred Bends and MothaF*&^%$rs, ya were in a puddle of swamp and ya made yur own swamp like conditions in the Diego dust and grime out of yur own sweat...

Those were the days :-)

[TexasNative2000]

Marines Willing To Leave Depot

They're going to start going to Lowe's?

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Don't fret, Top Gun is at Fallon and 3rd MAW has reclaimed Miramar from the Navy.

[real saxophonist]

Cool site. One of the funnier things I've seen was DI School students talking to trees. Demonstrating rifle manual to trees, etc. Of course, it's to practice speaking and presence in front of a platoon, but it's still funny to watch...

[RaceBannon]

Plt 2213, 'F' Company, 2nd Battalion, MCRD, Parris Island

[Slam]

Roger.

Was out there several years ago...just before they closed the doors. They were making a movie in one hangar and the inside of the other looked like a natural wildlife system. The Enviro-Nazis would of been happy...despite the fact that nature was thriving in what could be called a closed loop haz-mat hell.

Remember that place as a thriving rotary wing base. Remember staring up at the sky around there and seeing nothing but helicopters. Remember staring up at the sky inside those hangars and seeing the carefully designed complex mass of wooden beams and cross members.

They don't make 'em like that anymore.

Everything changes...but some things need to be preserved...even if it makes no sense at all.

[COB1]

"They should leave it alone."

My thoughts exactly, TC!!
I went through in '58, and I don't remember having any problems hearing or being heard.
'Course when you're duckwalking the grinder with a seabag on your back, the only thing you're listening for is, "FALL IN"!!

We had a few boots who climbed the fence into the Navy's boot to see if life was better.
If I remember correctly, there ain't no place to even go AWOL at Toro!
Heck, we even had a few Navy boots who climbed the fence into our boot, but they got slapped with a Section 8 when they got caught.

If they're going to do anything with MCRD, make it into a shrine to the thousands of Gyrenes who had their first taste of the Corps there.
Build a giant museum dedicated to the thousands of Marines who went from MCRD to the battlefields and died for this country.

[Poohbah]

I think those hangars HAVE to be preserved--they are US National Landmarks (there's a plaque on the east end of Hangar One that so states).

Maybe they can set up a bungee-jumping facility at each door, with a mall area inside the hangar. Have a double latte, watch the bungee jumpers...this could be real money :o)

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

On Rappel!

[Poohbah]

Looks like the south end of Hangar 2.

The drop looks even bigger from the top :o)

[Riley]

On Rappel!

On Belay!!

[NormsRevenge]

I agree that the old buildings should be somehow retained as a shrine or museums to those who have passed thru them on the way to the FMF

[NormsRevenge]

SEMPER FI

[Norb2569]

Good idea, Cobby!! When I went there, the most disturbing thing was seeing all the planes leaving everyday and I was still there!!