Brit Reacts to What New Marine Corps Recruits Go Through In Boot Camp 

USMC veteran, and I can tell you, this is just the tip of the iceberg. You’re not allowed to quit or give up, you will exercise until you vomit, and then vomit while exercising. All I will say is, this is just the nice side they show the cameramen. The real training is when there’s no cameraman around to save you. Greatest achievement of my life I think was getting pinned after the crucible and finally getting to be a Marine. Once a Marine, always a Marine ❤

I am a Marine. There is absolutely no other feeling in the world than the feeling you get when you pin the EGA (Eagle, Globe, and Anchor) on for the first time.

My grandpa was a Marine in WWII, my uncle was a Marine in Vietnam, I was a Marine in Iraq and Afghanistan. We all made a vow to our country that lasts a lifetime. Semper Fi to all my warrior brothers and sisters out there until we meet in Valhalla and drink a horn. NEVER FORGOTTEN USMC

I'm a BAM (Beautiful American Marine) I served from 1978 - 1981. At that time women were not obligated to sign up for 4 years. I was among the last group of Women Marines who did not have to qualify with a rifle in basic. I had to qualify six months later. I was a single mother when I went to basic and was older than most of the girls that I went through with. I am extremely proud to have served my country and to be a United States Marine. Once a Marine. Always a Marine.

My daughter’s boyfriend is a Marine. They do not even stop to go to the bathroom in the middle of those runs or mandatory hikes go while you are going. Two brothers in the army. Puke while you are doing the exercise and keep it moving. They are some seriously tough men. Marines do not play. They keep us all save and sign up to give their lives for us. They are amazing humans.

My grandson is a Drill instructor at a Marine base. At any point a recruit can leave. Not everyone can be a Marine. My Son and Grandson are Marines. This is why Marines are feared all over the world. They are the best in the world and are feared in the world. They are a Brotherhood. Once a Marine ALWAYS a Marine.

This is why Americans are so proud of our military and always thank them for their service

Boot camp is more of a mental challenge than physical one. It tests your stress levels and ability to work togather as a team under pressure. If you can't hack it you can get a general discharge for unadaptability.

My sister is a marine and when we went to her graduation I did not recognize anything about her. Her personality, her barring, her BODY. Nothing. It took a solid year of her being in the marines and adjusting before pieces of her started to break through that mold because she was immediately stationed in Japan for 2 years. It’s amazing, sad and impressive all wrapped into one. Beyond grateful for the men and women who go through this for the potential need of their protection. ❤️

I had an Uncle who is a former a Marine (not ex-Marine) but to quote him "Once a Marine always a Marine" and the Marine Corps recruiting slogan is The Few, The Proud, The Marines

My father served for 31 years in the Navy. There was an interesting thing I noticed growing up, Marines say I'm a Marine. Other services say I serve in the Navy, Airforce, Army, Coast Guard.

My son is a Marine - he graduated in March, and we took our trip to Parris Island for graduation. The transformation is phenomenal. Our rebellious, sometimes snarky son was respectful, mature, and polite. It's been the best thing he's ever accomplished.

Pronounced like "core," not "corpse."

My father was a Marine, my brother was a Marine, my nephew was a Marine, and my great niece was a Marine. They know going in that it's going to to be hard. Marines are tough and loyal. Once a Marine, always a Marine. They stick together. It doesn't matter when you served, they have each others back.

Both my boys are Marines..inactive now. They both went through MCRD San Diego 10 years apart. Being there for graduation from boot is very powerful. My parents were able to make it for the youngest son's. Daddy served in the Army just before Viet Nam and grandpa was a messenger private in WWI France. He ended up with mustard gas in his lungs. My Father-in-luv also served in the Army during the cold war. All that to say the day that they left for boot and the day that they graduated were very proud moments! Semper Fi

My 2 cousins are Marines, for about 2 yrs now. One of them had injured his ankle during training. He had to go to the hospital unit or whatever it is, get healed and then wait for the next group of enlisted to start their training. He had to start all over.

Basic Training is always more mental than physical. I went through Army Basic Training in 2013 and it was brutal. I even think back and wonder how I did it all. I know it was mostly mental though, refusing to give up and keep moving forward. Its exhausting with very little sleep and still expected to do everything to the best of your physical and mental ability. I miss it sometimes....

My younger brother has been to war three times already in the Middle East. They give up a lot. We lose them for long periods at a time and hope they come back. His were a year each time.

All respect and appreciation to the men and women who dedicate their lives to protecting our freedoms. True heros.

I am a former Marine. Trust me, whatever you see on RU-vid, it’s harder in real life. Believe it or not, this is what drill instructors look like when they have to be nice because they know they are being filmed. When the cameras leave, it gets much much worse

A coworker of mine couldn't hack it after 2 days. He was still there after two months waiting to be sent home. In the meantime he had to scrub floors, and do all kinds of work to pay for him staying there while arrangements were made to ship him home. We all tried to warn him. Even other vets we worked with, that he just didn't understand what he was getting into. In other words, he believed the recruiters who lie to kids for a living to get them to show up. Tell them what they want to hear, whether it's true, or not.

This is only what the camera shows you. It's straight raw at all times in Bootcamp. San Diego get recruits from all states west of the Mississippi river as well as Illinois. South Carolina gets recruits from all the states east of the Mississippi except Illinois. My dad was a combat Marine in the Korean war. He was my hero. Made it home alive and went on to father 11 children. Passed in 2021 at the age of 92. RIP dad.

I have a friend who’s a marine right now. He told me that people that tried to quit during boot camp were usually told to shut up and get back in line but if they genuinely wanted to quit they would pull them aside and ask them again if they’re serious about quiting.

I served in the Army. My last weekend training we crawled and had live rounds shooting over our head. And you knew they were live rounds because the used tracer rounds about every 5th or 10th round. We also had to take our gas masks and we stood there for 5 minutiae’s sometimes longer, until the door was open, never put them back on once they came off. AND if you refuses to take it off, the Drill Sgt, would take it off for

My granddaughter was in navy training, she came up with covid , she was running a mile I think, and was puking the whole way, she went into sick bay, tried to get better, they honorable medical discharge, she could go back in a year, but decided to be a men's prison guard. That what she is today

Best feeling in the world being called a US Marine for the first time. July 20, 1990. MCRD San Diego Plt 3039 Things change over the years but the main values and teaching methods remain. My stepfather and grandfather were both Marines and we all had similar yet far different Basic Training experiences. Dad went through during Vietnam, Granddad during WWII. Marines guard the streets of Heaven, don't ya know?😊

I went to PI in June 2006. I was in 3rdBn IndiaCo Platoon 3077 @2:10 You could get kicked out for failure to adapt but you get an other than honorable discharge which isn’t good. @4:11 If you don’t get anyone on the phone, that’s it, you don’t talk to anyone. @6:52 We all go through the same training from day 1. @18:42 my mother asked my dad who this man was and where her son went 😂 but in a good way @20:00 just a headache you got push through but you can go to sick hall and possibly get siq(sick in quarters) which is where you stay in your rack in the barracks all day but you gotta be pretty sick or have had dental surgery of some type(pulling wisdom teeth or something of that nature). If you get something that is gonna require you to be ‘down’ for a while such as cellulitis, a broke bone, or some type of sickness you can be put in MHP(medical holding platoon) where you will stay until you get better and then can pick up with a different company as close to your drop date as possible.

Standing on those yellow footprints (MCRD, '82) will always be the most inspiring thing I've ever felt. So many before me, and many never came home. It was so overwhelming.

Marine veteran here and I thought I wouldn’t be able to get through it but I did. It’s not easy but it’s easy if that makes sense. You really form a bond with the recruits to become Marines with.

Yes they all go through the same training. If you are not reasonably fit they won't enlist you but if you are substandard in training they can send you to a special platoon for the purpose of raising your fitness level (that's not pleasant but the idea is to get you up to minimal standards). And overcoming fears is part of the training. You don't have to stop being afraid you have to persevere even when you are afraid. For the Marines in particular it is about building confidence. The idea is for you to get used to operating under pressure. And those attracted to the Corps are working on the idea that they want to be seen as the best baddest guys around. I had a friend who was a Marine and he got hepatitis in basic -- they sent him home to recover and brought him back two months later. If you get injured they deal with it though some are medically discharged.

My son just retired from the Marines 5 days ago. Although he is classified as a civilian, he will always be a Marine. He went through Parris Island. He was in really good shape when he joined but at graduation, even he was like a completely different person.

My stepfather was an MP in the Army and he took his basic training in Washington state during the months of February/March of 1970. Not only was it exactly like the video but because he was in the Pacific Northwest, it was constantly raining the entire time. Imagine going through all of these drills while wearing a poncho in the pouring rain. He also said that the drill instructors called everyone "sh**thead" and while crawling under the barbed wire they would shoot blanks over the heads of the recruits. (Before his time in basic, live rounds would have been fired until a few guys panicked, stood up and got hit.)

I was lucky enough to go through Paris Island doring the sand gnat season. Great times.

I am so PROUD of our men and women who defend our country! they arrive there to represent this amazing country. so proud of them! By the way, this video shows the strength of our military. amazing humans!

I became a Marine in 1997. On the day that my parents came to the recruit depot, I stood literally 5 feet away from them when we were dismissed. My mother looked all around for me. Looked right past me. It looked like she was trying to look for someone behind me because she did not recognize me at all. Watching videos like this one make me miss that life. I wish there was a way that the Corps would take me back, but those days are long gone.

Marine here! 🙋‍♂️.. Parris Island 1991...3rd Battalion platoon 3116! Went through the pageantry of Paradise Island....and this video left out "Sand Fleas" the bane of every recruit

This is the reason why American military is the best in world

My son is a Marine that trained in San Diego. When I went to his graduation he had lost so much weight, he wasn’t overweight to start, that I almost didn’t recognize him. He said the crucible was the most difficult thing he’s ever experienced.

Another video you'd enjoy is the US Navy SEAL BUDS training.

You're so funny 😂 "yeah, cuz they're not gonna stop the war for your headache" 😂 NY two brothers are Marines, but they never really talk about it, like my father who was a Korean War veteran. The only story I got was my brother's girlfriend was writing him letters and for his initials she wrote RoLo with o's for the periods. His drill instructor asked him if his name was Rolo lol He made my brother roll around on the floor for a while. My brother was quick to tell his girlfriend to stop doing that. I imagine being humiliated in front of other recruits is as bad as any physical pain. Marines are *brothers* for life. 😉

My son went to Pendleton and I think he had a 'glorified' view of the marines because of what he saw in commercials and how his recruiter said it was going to be like. The recruiters don't say they have a quota but they do. All they try and do is ship off as many warm bodies as possible. My son got dropped the first week and I know his recruiter knew my son was not a good match for him. Now they are dragging their feet to release him because they use that time before shipping him back as a form of punishing him for getting dropped, (cleaning all day every day) Marines DO NOT CARE about individuals there, they just look at them as a piece of meat to be molded into 'a marine.'

I was a Marine from 2006 to 2010... When I went to boot camp I was tall, lanky, and 145 lbs. I thought everyday that eventually I'd be kicked out for not being able to physically keep up... Everyday I'd wake up thinking that day would be my last day... And every night I would go to bed wondering how I survived another day LOL

I kept answering the commentator!! Caught myself😮😅😂😂😂😂!

I Actually Made Marines in San Diego with 1st Bn Charlie Company🔴after my 5 combat tours✊🏽😉🇺🇸💯

"What would happen if you can't hack it?" I did Navy bootcamp but there if you screw up too much the first thing that happens is you get restarted with a newer group. If you continue to struggle, you'll likely be separated from the military, and whether it's a positive experience (honorable or other than honorable discharge) or negative (dishonorable discharge) depends on your attitude. This is pretty much the only time in your military career that you can basically quit or be fired without any negative consequences, and it happens all the time.

A few years ago I joined the navy and I didn’t make it past medical so I was sent back home but it was quite the experience not as intense as the marines but still I think the first 3 days I was there they kept us awake which was awful I was literally falling asleep while walking

I always laugh at the gas chamber scenes in these vids. I ran the gas chamber (USMC 1974-1994) and spent ALL DAY in there unlike the 5-10 minutes the recruits did.

I am watching and kind of noting things. It is Marine “core” the S is silent in Corps. I noticed you said during the weekend - there is no weekend. You get about 1 to 2 hours each night to shower, write a letter home, study, iron uniform, but there is no talking, TV, radio, or phone. On Sunday morning you get about 3 hours to go to church or do one of the above, still no talking and no making a phone call. They really tamed down a lot of stuff in the video, I think that’s to not scare aware people from joining. That gas chamber was really tamed down, the gas is very thick and you can barely see in front of you before taking off the mask. After boot camp you continue to do it every year, but it is no big deal at all. The hardest part about boot camp is not the physical part, you get in shape pretty quick. The hard part is the mental part, learning things, dealing with hours of yelling, not a lot of sleep, hard to explain that part. Another extremely difficult thing for me was listening to instructions, in the beginning weeks, it was very difficult to understand what they were telling you to do. I want to end on some good notes. We lost a lot of people in my beginning platoon. They got tossed back a week, so you never really know what becomes of them. However, the USMC bootcamp is not designed to make you fail. They want you there and will push you beyond what you think you can do. Far different then something like the Navy Seals, where they are trying to make you drop out to get the best of the best. USMC 1985 to 1991.

My cousin joined the marines in 1950. He stayed in 12 years left and joined the Air Force for 4 years. Then back to the marines until he retired. He loved the marine corps.

This video doesn’t show what actually happens there lol. I joined in 2011 at 19 and weighing 118lbs. You could do it. As for some of the questions.. everyone does the same thing and needs the same knowledge. Pretty much everyone gets sick and you just deal with it. You don’t really have a choice to go home because you’re now property of the USA, if you sustain an injury they’ll keep you and throw you into a new platoon when healed.

I wasn't physically or emotionally suitable for uniformed service. But I had the intellect ... so worked as a civilian in the military.

Definitely not the USMCRDPI of Aug. 67 Phone call? Thats a joke right?

My grsndson at 18 just became a United States MARINE in San Deigo 6/22/23

That’s an island hopping campaign. Hit every sand pit they can find. You have sand in every crevice .

My older brother is a marine and graduated from this exact bootcamp. My brother is pretty insane in the membrane. Because he told me he loved bootcamp. Like he wasn’t being sarcastic or joking, he was dead serious.

Non-hackers are weeded out and placed in the fat body platoon, the bed wetting platoon, etc. They are normally discharged and sent home.

The whole idea of the marine basic training is that you suffer and even if you are exemplary in training its still not good enough

As Im told, Marines dont get sick, they change their socks.

They are only letting you see what they want you to. Yes they train the same. I almost didn’t recognize my son. I literally walked right pass him. It was shocking.

Went through Parris Island from March-June 2012. Fun times.

I still have the VM my brother left when he was sent to Paris island.

My father was a jar head so a couple years after he got out my uncle decided to join. My mother sent her brother a case of Reese's cup candy while he was still boot. She KNEW better. While my father was active she lived on the base with him at Cherry Point Marine air base. She knew. Unauthorized food is called "pogie bait" and is forbidden. He and a buddy were caught by the DI eating said candy. In the heat and humidity of South Carolina the DI made them put a metal bucket on their heads, he then threw a blanket over them and made them eat every candy bar in the box and keep them down. From then till his death he never ate another Reese's cup.

My uncle went to boot camp at camp pendleton in California and he was in desert storm thank you so much for showing this!! I get to see what he went through

Pugil sticks are no joke. Even with all that padding, I broke one guy's hand, and another guy's forearm. And for that I was rewarded a coca cola by the drill instructor. Carbonated drinks were not allowed normally. We had several matches. One was one v one with both having pugil sticks, second was one v two with all having pugil sticks, third was one with padded mittens vs one with a pugil stick, and finally one with mittens vs two with pugil sticks. I was fortunate enough to win all my matches, which made my drill instructors proud, at least for one day.

LMAO my DI thought I was NUTS. I didn't mind the CS gas at all, Army CS gas training was a bit different. We had a DI in the chamber with us. We all entered masked, they dropped the gas into the pot, and once it filled the room we took our masks completely off, and were told to take a deep breath. We had one dude refused to take his mask off and the DI said "You're not putting your mask on till Private White takes his off" that dude would have died if he didn't take his mask off, there were 30 of us in the room, and we were all about to give him a come to Jesus kind of moment. Personally I didn't think it was that bad. It felt like a really funky bong rep. My eyes watered a bit, but that was it. I wasn't losing it like everyone else. Once I got out into the air and took a couple deep breaths I was good. I've actually been through worse effects from pepper spray. But for 99% of you.... CS gas will ruin your damn day. If you're ever unfortunate enough to go through it... DO NOT touch your exposed skin. Touching your skin will make it ten times worse, it get it into your pours, and into your skin, and instead of going away, it'll stick to you. Just a warning.

I am a Woman Marine. It's a once in a lifetime experience.

I was in the Marines from 1985-1989 and again in 1991.

you should watch the US Navy Seals Hell Week

The Army and Coast Guard have a video as well you should definitely check those out as well

This is nothing compared to hell week.

Thank You For Your Service US MARINES and GOD BLESS YOU.

I knew a guy that got a letter in boot camp from his parents telling him that they moved and they weren't giving him the new adress. They basicly told him he was a shitbag and they weren't wrong lol. 😂😂😂

By the way 20k a year is definitely not decent. Fast food workers get laid more. Even poorly paid fast food workers get paid more. Also it is common to not be paid on time, or have months of back pay.

In real combat US marine are even better and brutal

I did Army Basic training at age 28. That hurt. But I sure wish I had been able to sleep in till 4AM. We hit the bricks at 3 AM.

I remember the pit and it's been more than 40 years. Whole platoon kept screwing up COD. SDI said "You want to play huh? We're going to play in the sand." Seemed like it lasted forever.

if you get too sick to continue training, they drop you to medical battalion, then when you’re better you get dropped to a platoon just starting training, so essentially you get reset back to training day 1 and it takes even longer to get through boot camp

I went through boot camp back in 1996 so it was a little different than what they do now. When you choose to become a Marine you do it knowing that it’ll be the toughest thing you will have done in your life up to that point.

I am actually in this Video. At around 12 minutes, the guy that gets his helmet knocked off during the Pugle Stick fight is me... I was also in a much more Embarrassing shot for a news report... We were the first recruits to use RCO's (Sights) instead of Iron-Sights for Rifle Qualification... So we had cameras around occasionally. The "Experiment" was a massive success too and that's how all recruits get trained now.

Watch The Fat Electrician on "the old bastards". It will give you an idea of what marines are about, even though its about an army unit. Its an unbelievable story. Also the marine corp birthday by the same guy. Awesome videos on marines.

So glad I went Air Force.

Screaming into the mask causes the Recruit to Inhale More Deeply and Ingest MORE GOODGAS...It also helps Increase Lung Capacity Constantly Voicing at Full...Listen to The Drill Instructor Cadence...You cant get that kind of tone Without Vocal Work

It's a volunteer service. If you cannot hack basic they will work with you to try to overcome the issue - Failing that you can be recycled through basic again from the start or you can be discharged. Depends on the circumstances. I came down with Pleurisy 4 weeks into basic - I spent about a week in the hospital and then got recycled through basic again. Semper Fi.

Another late comment. Only 2 ways of getting out of boot camp when I was in. Suicide or Honorable Medical Discharge. 1 guy said suicidal to get out in my unit. Couldn’t take it mentally. 1997 I joined Same place.

My brother came back from boot camp in the navy. I asked him if what if he couldn't do it (pushup, training, etc). He said, you just do it. I was like, but what if you can't. He said, No, you just do it. I learned 2 years later when I joined the Army. You just do it. There is no "I can't".

I went through boot camp over 40 years ago. It was hell. Just dont give up on yourself and never quit.

I volunteered at the age of 17, for 2 years. I turned 18 on Paris Island. I graduated from there and had my ITR training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. I signed up in 1969, and served active duty from 70 - 72. SEMPER FIDELIS ( ALWAYS FAITHFUL)!!

Neat story, I witnessed an NJP in boot camp, with brig time, and I believe BCD. I also stayed 4 extra weeks because of hernia surgery. I would do it over again if I was in my 20s. Hahaha.

Thank you for your service to all that have posted here. My father was an Army officer in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. I want to acknowledge the wives, husbands, and children of our military. It can be a rewarding but difficult life. It’s not just the soldier that is part of our military. It truly takes the whole family to give love and support. My father left for Vietnam when I was 6 weeks old. My mother had a 16 year girl, a twelve year old boy, a 10 year old boy, and a newborn. She was one tough lady but remained sweet, and kind, and resourceful. Thank you to all the military families.

San Diego makes the best of all military all Navy, Air Force, Army, Marines. San Diego makes the best.

"He's doing it..." First of all I want to point out that literally tens of millions of ordinary people have passed through Basic Military Training successfully and when I was in Air Force basic if I got at all discouraged I would just remind myself of that. It's not that long and it's not really too hard, so it's mostly in your head to succeed. They want to stress you and get you to behave in non-civilian ways. All of the services have people who can't hack it. But at the end of the day about 14% of each service recruits (except the Air Force -- 7%) end up being discharged ("entry level separation" with no benefits or penalties) because they basically cannot adapt to the military life. Some of those will end up enlisting again in one service or another after a year or two when they have become a bit more mature; they need a waiver to do it so they get looked at pretty closely. So if a recruit says "I can't do this" -- especially a Marine recruit -- First they will yell at you some more, but if you aren't getting on they'll eventually sit down and talk with you about why you joined up and try to motivate you to finish. People join the Marines in order to see themselves as tough, warriors so they appeal to that motivation. If you screw up they'll be on you but maybe they'll assign another recruit to work with you and help you (it's a team exercise to get through anyway). If you screw up too much they'll set you back to an earlier stage of basic and tell your platoon to help you (or else!). But at the end of that proverbial day they may say "this guy isn't going to succeed" and they won't waste time on him. This is all different from the Vietnam Era when the draft was in place; you had to screw up big time to get out, and would often get a punitive separation because if it was easy to do draftees would just do it.

FACT: less then 1%of the U.S. population can ever become a United States Marine. The smallest branch of the service yet the toughest and most mentally prepared men and women in the world to meet conflict head on. Feared and respected around the world. SEMPER FIDELIS TEUFELHUNDENS!

The best and worst 12 weeks of my life. Luckily I went through during the winter months, January-March 1977 (hence 12 weeks). Graduated March 28th 1977, 85 degrees, 90% humidity in a wool uniform.

3/2 Marine 03 - 08. I landed on Parris Island in 2003, and for the first 2 weeks... I hated my life. After that, I got into the groove of things and left the Island praying to never go back. Best decision of my life. This video doesn't show you a quarter of what it's really like!

$20K is not a great salary, think of it this way, the poverty level for individuals in the USA is $15K. The one thing that helps is room and board is on the military. Yes they go through the same training you don't get eased into it. Also, South Carolina in the summer is HOT AS HELL.

No matter what shape you're are in, we go through the same process. I had heat exhaustion during the strength and endurance course. Run a mile, then do exercise for 20 minutes then repeat. It's 8 miles with 8 20 minutes of exercise. My temp hit 106.7, I woke up in a ice bath and two ivs. 3 days of recovery and back to training. I went to bootcamp 17/7/1980. Semper Fi to my brothers!

Semper Fi! (80-84)Oh, you damn skippy you're only seeing what they want seen. On the family day before graduation of PI boot camp. My ex-wife and son's Jodie gf came. Son and I walked around saw all the DI's putting on a dog and pony show. Only seeing phase 3 recruits. We four were touring around in my truck when i turned onto a sandy road and around a wood barrier leading to the RR. Just out of the public eye we see 2 platoons getting the life thrashed out of them. Son and I locked eyes. We got it. LOL.

Idk about other countries, but in some states in America they have military classes in high school called JROTC where you learn the basic knowledge and steps, and then you can sign up to go to a military boot camp if you want. In GA I know they have Army JROTC and in NC they have air force JROTC

Marine Corps (core) My uncles are Marines and served in WWII in the pacific. One was one of the original Navajo Code Talker. He told me to go to the Navy, because, he said he knew I was smart and could be given a good rate (job). So, I did and loved every minute!

In the case of a new recruit being unable to complete training due to a failure to adapt to the environment, the member might be permanent party status. This would be formally classified as Entry-Level separation from active duty service or Entry-Level Separation from the US military