When your in boot don't over think things. That's what causes so much stress, I saw guys get worked up for the simplest of things. An don't worry about the Drill Instructors I mean if you basically do what they tell you the first time then they won't mess with you..as bad..
JAY FINLEY My ship date is may 5 but Im a grad so could be sooner good luck getting smoked keep your wits about you and I'll see you on the other side.
for all those who are not in the military or are keyboard warriors leave this guy alone this guy has heart and atleast he is following his dreams instead of playing soldiers so shut up
8pm is bed and wake up at 4am, and whenever your senior has duty so like every third night, you wont get mail for the first 3 weeks though cuz everything is getting situated- Born to Kill
Thank you for your service!!!!! Thanks for putting this video together. My son (18yrs old) shipped earlier this week to Parris Island. Looking forward to graduation!! That first phone call really hit me!! Semper Fi!!!!
What is most important is to keep that faith. Stand tall stand proud and be proud of who you are about to be. A Marine. The strongest military family there is. You stand for what you believe. Be strong. God bless y'all
I DEPed into the Marine Corps in June and don't ship out until January. I have done hours upon hours of research and physical training to prepare me for boot camp. I have seen ever Marine Corps video there is. I came across your video, and this is BY FAR the most informative video about boot camp on RU-vid. Thank you for this. Semper Fi
Lmao awesome vid man! I love how you said "you're gonna have shit birds barely doing 2 pull ups" hahahha that motivated me on doing well bc I am shipping off next month man!
I have so many set to mail, just waiting on his platoon number and I will mail them. Bless you and your family's heart that you have not seen them in so long. Thank you for your service!!!!!
Thx for your insights im leaving today for paris island I pretty much knew most of this stuff but your video was very helpfull on the things I was not aware of thank you.
@Nick Shaffer I'm in the DEP Program and leave for Parris Island June 16th, and I know my run time is normally a 10:30 mile and a half. To run better, hydration is key. A gallon of water a day, a good, but somewhat fast pace, and on that last stretch, do a dead sprint to the finish. No matter if it kills you, it's very rewarding in the end.
Thank you for serving! Your video is very informative. I will be enlisting and eventually going through OCS in either the Army or Marine Corps next year. Nice flag btw
Its the same for everyone 12Am arrival no sleep admin for a couple days. Its suppose to disorient you & scare you into passiveness. It is literally a well designed operation to get all recruits in line for getting the recruits in line to become well trained Marine
This seems like a whole different environment. I leave in oct and I am so nervous yet excited I don't think nothing can prepare you for this experience. just take a chance and got through with it.
I was disoriented for the first week. 1st few weeks are the worst but once you begin to get into shape and get over the initial shock it becomes bearable. Last few days are actually fun... Semper Fi... SSgt USMC(1994-2006)..
You went over everything bro great vid! one question though i should ask my recruiter but say i gotta piss and we are in the field or i gotta poop what the hell am i sopposed to do?
i love watching vids like this, i got 2 1/2 more years left until i can join cuz im only 15, but i want to be a combat engineer then go marsoc and hopefully do 20 years and retire from the Military, get a nice job in engineering and be able to tell a shit ton of stories and be the first one in my family to be successful in life!
Write ALOT of letters to him and send pictures, that helped me alot. Enjoy your time you have with him after he graduates because ive been in a year and havent seen my family in 9 months
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@77thNYSV they either keep it their at the base or they send it back home. Your recruiter will tell you what civilian clothes to bring so you wont have problems.
hi americanstrongs,i do big believe in us marines..hope through this video i got friend from us marines.im from philippines and hope any of your troops can visit here too through visiting forces in our country..a soldier is a hero.two thumbs up!
You can get a GI bill after you serve to pay for college afterwards and there are some tuition programs but i dont know how those work now. its different for whatever MOS you might have like if you are active duty infantry its not gonna happen because you wont have enough time
im leaving to p.i in 7 days, this video helpful, the only thing im worried about is the heat and water survival week, besides that im motivated and ready.
Experiences vary. The general outline of bootcamp is the same for everyone but you can't really explain what to expect. That 3 days of receiving was 10x worse than Black Friday. Then again I went through bootcamp in 2006,
Here is a good tip. Join the Marine Corps only because you really want to. Don't join just to satisfy someone, and/or to get them off your back. Otherwise, you'll end up regretting it. The only persuasion you should listen to is your own. Also, joining the military doesn't make someone a good person. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as a brig. It is who you are that makes you a good person
my uncle went to paris island. made fun of me since i was a hollywood marine. alot of guys from paris island at SOI said the worst of it was the humidity and sand fleas. I think i would have perfered that to the hills and mountains. MCRD SD was meh...the heat wasnt bad was june when i got there. phase two was not as boring as phase one but was a bit more exhausting since they take you from the depot to camp pendleton. double timing it along the beach in full gear and pack sucked. the ammo carry sucked because they took us down a road with deep sand. lol they set us up on top of a hill we had to go to after every evolution. during the crucible i myself got the shaft cause i had to do night watch both times we got to sleep and since we only got 4 hours each time i think i got about 2 hours the whole event. during the whole thing leading up to the reaper i think only 3 guys got hurt really bad from being stupid. then on the reaper i think only 2 guys got hurt. what was sad was one guy fell out after we were done and marching back to main side cause the idiot finished his one and a half MRE in the first day. final drill and inspection for us was week 12. week 13 was mostly last minute stuff pressing uniforms, getting our MOS, class room stuff. out of the whole experience..the only thing that unnerved me was the freaking stairway to heaven...i thought it would be the ones you see in full metal jacket..ya know the boards arranged like a ladder...but no..freaking polished logs..with lots of space between them..and making us wear our warm up top inside out...the only grip you had was your hands and rubber of your boots. meh. we missed out on the digital cammies..i think they started using them 3 classes after ours. didnt get any till after SOI.
i cant wait till im 17 to enlist but im only 16 right now..im going to start talking to my recruiter soon and start training more since im already in decent shape...my cousin graduates friday and im going to be there.
Lol man brings back memories, worst part of boot camp is you see something either stupid or funny and you can't laugh it you will get IT'd other than that it's an experience though will never forget Ooraah Marine Corps!
I'm 13 i wanted to join ever since i known what the marine corps was and 9/11 i want to enlist when i graduate high school thanks for the vid I really learned a lot form it
Two years? Oh. When I got in, we were still polishing our boots and starching our cammies. Nov. 10, 1775, outside Tun Tavern: The second-ever enlistee in the brand new Marine Corps steps onto the porch and sees the first-ever enlistee. Second enlistee: "Wow, I'm in the Marine Corps now!" First enlistee: "Ah, yeah. Well, let me tell you about the OLD Corps..." ;-)
Honestly the only hard part about it is Thursday and Friday...seeing the graduated class and their happy families. Hurts you emotionally, other then that shit is pretty easy. First 3 weeks are horrible but 2nd-3rd phase is pretty chill after a while
Watching this in 2017 because I'm so close to going into boot camp and I need to lose a bit or weight since I'm a short person. Any advice? I'm also very unsure about what exactly I want to do in the Marines. I'm hoping to go in August! (:
@LISTALOBSTER You get an hour each day for free time. Right before free time starts a drill instructor will hand out mail. During free time you can also write or send letters, read, or just relax. Also later in training a squad leader can either extend free time to 2 hours or take away free time as punishment.
I still have questions you didn't answer. How many iPods are we allowed to bring? If I catch a cold do I need a doctor's note to be excused? How much are the snacks in the vending machines? Do they have somewhere I can tie my dog or place my goldfish?
Even though this is such a huge troll, I'm still going to answer it. 1) No electronics are allowed there. 2) You will be on DEP (Delayed Entry Program) until you are not sick 3) Not sure 4) You can't bring pets.
thomas cochran I think you meant to use "you're" instead of "your." Allow me to explain. The word "your" implies you are referring to a possession of mine whereas "you're" implies you are describing me. "You're" is short for "you are", the letter "a" in "are" is replaced with an apostrophe (this ----> ' ) when the two words "you" and "are" connect with each other. You + Are = You're I hope this helps you Tommy! ;)
