Most Challenging Part of Marine Corps Boot Camp

Marine recruits go through a lot, but what is the most difficult part of boot camp?
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[@NotWhatYouThink]

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[@SovietProxy]

On April 1 2022 pls do a video called Joe mana is not who you think she is and In the video after saying the title do a rick roll

[@ScubaShark--8964]

Yeshhh/!!

[@ScubaShark--8964]

@@SovietProxy Now everyone knew it.

[@mortalkombat266]

Why do women get to keep their hair and man don't double standards like always

[@MysTrysTisBek]

@@mortalkombat266 in Christianity, cutting a woman’s hair off is a sign of shame

[@carlpevehouse8347]

If you come from a broken home, the shouting is not a problem.

[@handson4580]

Big F

[@kimkong3242]

Or from asian family . Thats the way we speak to each other .

[@heyimlithuanian1003]

i commited 69 likes on this comment

[@Akash-cm5yo]

@@kimkong3242 i and my mom fight like dog and cat untill she pulls out her flips flops and just makes pattern all over my body 😂

[@Frisher1]

Not from a broken home but my dad used to scream A LOT, after my mother passed away she left him a note to stop, so he slowly did, screams are weak for me now

[@facepalmmigraine9509]

*"The enemy won't yell at you. They just wanna kill you."* - My Drill Sergeant, 1989

[@TheNamesArif]

I think that's less stressful

[@redsavage2141]

Golden

[@Neptuno1029]

They yell at you so you get used to work in stressful situations

[@jsav6058]

@@Neptuno1029 How is being yelled at stressful? Its just fucking annoying😂Communication is so important so why shout? You can talk to me normally cant you?

[@Ray-ks4bb]

@@jsav6058 being yelled at definitely puts a lot more pressure on you, and most people will panic at first. as you get used to it, you'll probably become calmer during high-pressure situations. if someone were to walk into your room and start yelling at you to get up and get dressed and hurry up and starts insulting you, you'll probably get pretty nervous, but thats what most soldiers probably deal with. though I don't know much about any army(military* thank you for the correction) branches, this is what I assume

[@harrisony.3378]

I showed my cousin who's in the marines this. He just said, "yep"

[@NotWhatYouThink]

Show him the long video! See the top comment. Wonder what your cousin would think of that!

[@PurpleObscuration]

Yep

[@ScubaShark--8964]

@@NotWhatYouThink *_Yep_*

[@kio3765]

Yep

[@Oliveria663]

Yep

[@gabewickert445]

It's all mental and they heavily emphasize that, but you're only isolated from your family at home, you make extremely strong bonds with the people you're going through it with.

[@mtmadigan82]

I always tell people the same. if you were at least in decent shape, the physical parts not bad. bonus points if you played hockey, football, rugby etc youll be fine and your into the team aspect and being yelled at and being physical with others isnt something youve never experienced. the thing with the DI's is, theyre unrelenting agents of chaos. that constant pressure with everything can be rough to adjust. but by the end youve learned and grown a ton as a person. youll see your di's not as sadistic sociopaths, but some of the most impressive people youll ever know, . 14 hour days always yelling and running around constantly. for months. I can count on 1 hand the times I saw any DI at mcrd crack a smile. well actually thats not true. occasionally youll catch a sadistic grin as they find a new target and run over to tune them up. theres nothing there scarier that a DI with a crazy grin thats not yelling at you, but whispering in your ear

[@andrewjreije3027]

I just graduated boot camp this Friday and I am definitely going to miss it. Good and bad times its all mental. Keep your head straight and scream for your life and you’ll be fine

[@HeavenCanW8T]

Stay safe and kick ass. God bless you 🙏

[@nickdimeo997]

how is the hazing? Not the normal I mean like the bullying shi

[@callaghanbrakepads6823]

The worst is having to eat a Meal ready to exit or a Meal refusing to exit

[@littlemrpinkness295]

Either one of those sounds disturbing...

[@MiroPVP]

lol

[@ZirkyPlays]

Mre are amazing lmao

[@juniorghuerta8430]

So vomit and MREs 🤣

[@stevehope6283]

MRE!! You write that all by yourself?

[@timgreen2426]

I grew up with a drill sgt father & an Italian momma...yelling is a lullaby.

[@cayden7725]

Lmao

[@desmondog5622]

Had a captain in the Corps who was a stocky Italian guy from Jersey. When I was stationed in 29Palms, we would do our 10 mile death run in the desert through tank trails. We would then run to his house where his wife would make us Sausage and peppers for breakfast, then run back.

[@cayden7725]

@@desmondog5622 absolutely cracked me up at the part where his wife made you breakfast 🤣

[@DesertJacks]

My brother

[@rimquelsiret]

@@desmondog5622 10 mile jog or run? Tho I wouldn't be surprised

[@gamerofstrategy]

Most difficult part is eating the crayon MRE

[@zwesch]

Even the MREs aren't that bad. The old ones really sucked. I honestly had a blast in army Basic. Got to do all kinds of fun stuff working out, camping and putting rounds down range with a bit of getting yelled at lol

[@Chase-jc7rx]

@@zwesch where there you go it's army basic not marines army training is like a vacation

[@Americanspy-hn2kw]

I heard the final test is to eat a 24 Crayola pack

[@zwesch]

@@Chase-jc7rx I was at fort Benning. I wasnt in infantry school tho. I would have gone to ft Jackson but it was full. Ik we definitely had it easier then the infantry guys. But they just did longer rucks and we're encouraged to settle arguments locked in the barracks. Maybe it was just cuz I enlisted when I was 24 and I had been on the road working for years before so being homesick wasn't a big deal. Not saying it wasn't tough but I made great friends And I look back at it and I grew alot while I was there. And I already loved shooting camping and I've always been athletic.

[@liamhilt1822]

It's not the hardest part it's the best part.

[@Sleinskyj]

Can confirm not having my phone for nearly 4 months was the best thing in a long time 🤷‍♀️

[@kawirocket88]

I call BS as the recruits running in place weren't bringing knees to palms. Must be MCRD San Diego.

[@stephenmcgowan1101]

@@kawirocket88when did he say anything about the recruits knee height? He said not having his phone was one of the best things😂😂

[@kawirocket88]

@@stephenmcgowan1101 You didn't serve so you wouldn't get it sorry😂

[@Boomhauersdad]

@@kawirocket88 another dude in a wheechair

[@NuKe0clan0cod0videos]

"men shave your head bald" "Women tie your hair so tight you wish your were bald"

[@bensonyazzie1168]

...BAMS...BEWARE...UR warn!!😅😊😂💐

[@That_Russel_Pup]

*people with alopecia:* 🌝

[@williamturner8158]

Sleep deprivation is their most effective tool for tearing you down. As long as you don't give up you're gonna make it.

[@rusty7984]

Not even you get around 6-8 hours of sleep minus firewatch and special events like night ops and the crucible. It’s the fleet where sleep and 3 meals a day isn’t guaranteed

[@GenX_-um2ct]

I was always tired and hungry. 1st 2 days of boot they dont let you sleep

[@pierrefontecha]

and it is good that they train us that way, ikr, devil? I remember war when we would be eating/sleeping on our own schedule bc if u didn't manage it, you would be dead.

[@Tiphul21]

How hard is it to complete marine bootcamp for short 5’4 scrawny dude?

[@socaljarhead7670]

The obstacle course and the humps are more difficult the shorter you are, but by no means impossible.

[@lucasmiller401]

“The marine corps is the toughest because you’re isolated from the outside world, given a haircut, and getting yelled at” bro that’s every singe branch.

[@hansorsic7387]

And the easiest part to iao

[@eeee3029]

Hes talking about how its the hardest PT of any branch.

[@yootoob2]

Uh, no. The AF is a literal joke... lol.

[@horehoundbasedcandy8736]

@@eeee3029 USMC has the toughest basic training, but others have far tougher advance training, like force recon, or rangers.

[@eeee3029]

@@horehoundbasedcandy8736 I dont doubt it but in this case hes talking about baisic training.

[@samedoi]

The hardest part for me was realizing my failures affect others around me. The best part for me, was the course of my life since then has been fantastic, and I am eternally grateful for what the Marine Corps gave me.

[@samuelnatal8014]

They are the best.

[@4realjacob637]

Guy was talking after CG boot camp and said CG was harder for him than Marine. (An army infantry said same thing) 🤷🤷

[@LegendofLaw]

Well written. That puts it into a different perspective.

[@jpturner171]

True Brother…so true!👍🏽

[@jaybadayatherockmerchant9832]

Howd you overcome that?

[@donlouthe1st118]

Hardest part for me was the getting up in the morning and having to put on my socks and off over 20 times haha

[@bjornegan6421]

'this isn't even my sock'

[@mattfrisby4075]

Agreed. Bootcamp was more annoying than anything.

[@Juan-qu4oj]

Or putting on the whole uniform than stripping because one person missed the count

[@mucksamlimbu8917]

Always that one kid who always missing some and now you are running across the island to get to chow hall cuz your platoon was putting something on and off (Child Abuse Charlie)

[@fixer1140]

Most difficult part? Try not to laugh. I mean it, DIs are just comedians with a migraine

[@paulmorris8188]

I went through from May-Aug ‘86. Full Metal Jacket came out the next year. My best friend (who was also in the Marines) and I went to see it. We were the ONLY ONES in the ENTIRE THEATER that were LAUGHING!! Everyone else was PETRIFIED…WE couldn’t stop laughing!! Semper Fi.

[@PatrickJDaley]

I often tell people if you want to know what Marine boot camp is like, watch "full mtal jacket". Most of us agree it is as close as it comes to the real thing. Although, I didnt think it was that hard. There is lots they didnt show. But gunnery sgt. Hartman is a typical Drill instructor, in my opinion. I served from 82-90.

[@matthewphillips1890]

Thank you both for your service!

[@doogleticker5183]

I automatically give a pass to all Marines. They usually deserve it.

[@MrBullet888]

My man. You know about those metal quonset huts. 😂 Way different time back then.

[@ez12like]

Same.

[@sicco_yeet]

"Theres a lot of screaming and most people need to get used to it" Kids with strict parents: its like everyday bro"

[@bethcollier220]

My son growing up with me being strict... He said boot wasn't as hard. I went in the Marine Corps 4 yrs before he was born.

[@mr.reality1611]

@@bethcollier220 well, my older brother is a navy troop but when he stays home a lot, he educated me with many things that I already know but he keeps watching smartphones and play games then education me, he is very strict to me and also my family tired of him.

[@josephkony3993]

more like kids who have no respect. I haven't yelled at my parents in years and they're much, *much* easier on me

[@anonymousapproximation8549]

@@josephkony3993 I have respect, but my mom has ambition in spades and literally no forethought or planning. No wonder we have no money.

[@Im_michi]

@@josephkony3993 we have respect to our parents it’s just that if they don’t see you have just A’s they’ll get mad, they’re narcissistic at times too, my mom gets mad at me only for getting mad at work that she yells at me and my sister even though we cleaned the house and everything is the way she likes it. Sometimes it just depends the way your parents were raised to become a different parent or the same as their own parents.

[@adrianwelgemoed9562]

Its crazy just how realistic they were able to make Full Metal Jacket, because thats exactly what it's like

[@ShahJee101]

Yet they can't fight on ground without air support to farmers . Strange

[@davisj3920]

@@ShahJee101 difference between training for an environment vs the people who actually live there and know the area like the back of their hand. Plus we weren't prepared for they're tactics. Shouldn't have been there

[@towlie9428]

Not anymore really

[@11bc22]

@@davisj3920 BS

[@usernamealreadytaken9330]

@@ShahJee101 A bullets can kill you doesn't matter it shot by a farmers or well trained soldiers.

[@NuriMCBE]

Honestly I feel like the drill instructors screaming at you is a try not to laugh test instead

[@socaljarhead7670]

Hygiene inspection at night was hilarious and a true test of one’s bearing.😂

[@poopy69poopy17]

Real shit ,i they do that on porpouse 😂

[@crosstie9139]

I didn't meet a lot of smart people in the Marines. Go figure.

[@justmike9556]

Yeah it really is

[@KhamTVinc]

Boot camp for me was mostly me trying to avoid sticking out... hard at 6"5'. I got yelled at for being tall. Yelled at for coming in bald already. Yelled at because the sun shone after the clouds parted... Edit: My brother was 6'4" at boot. Finished his service at 6'11". He was threatened with a court martial due to all the cloth, leather, and food used to clothe and feed his big ass. After every growth spurt.

[@alexanderhamilton4258]

Did you shine that globe of yours?

[@IsraelCountryCube]

If i was 6"5 i think id be more motivated to get ripped. Also i hope youre bones fien. Because the taller you are the more likely it is to get bone cancer.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

@@alexanderhamilton4258 I like my globe its shiny

[@787aida-rivers.a]

🤣🤣🤣🥺🥺 sorry to hear that hun

[@averagecitizen8491]

I too am 6'5" When one of your DIs is the same size as you expect more intense screaming and quarter decking

[@pale8821]

Nothing's better than waking up early in the morning, being forced to do tiring stuff and being yelled at.

[@That_Russel_Pup]

Yep that summarizes my day every morning 👍

[@sircommander27]

"Most people dont face these types of challenges" Asian kids when they get a bad grade: *nervous laughter*

[@glados4765]

Yeah you Asian not Bsian!

[@shockbro54]

@@glados4765 🤣

[@junk_mccartney9504]

@@glados4765 LOL

[@mincat1412]

@@glados4765 and definitely not Fsian

[@greywood84]

Ah, thats funny. The Asian kids in my platoon, were the first ones to go awol and run out the squadbay in the middle of the night.

[@willzeigler4548]

My brother is going through this right now, he’s almost through, but he agrees, it’s really tough mentally, he’s kicking ass though

[@ryshellso526]

Call him a "boot" and send him dildos to his platoon. The senior drill instructor will love it and find it hilarious.

[@gasmask7064]

Almost through? Nice dude, I would consider him done already.

[@a9653192]

I would say from personal experience Boot camp was mentally tough and physically easy. Officer Candidate School was mentally easy but physically tough. You can actually quit in OCS and be sent off real quick.

[@duckanimations6990]

@@ryshellso526 what does that mean ik what a dildo is but I mean what’s a boot

[@ryshellso526]

@@duckanimations6990 fresh meat.

[@reharp2037]

My dad who’s a marine always tells me no matter what color you think you are, you and your brothers/sisters are all green in the military. The DI’s make sure of that. I need to get some more stories from him.

[@samuelnatal8014]

Get it all because it will help you later in life.

[@SonOfLiberty82]

Your dad is correct

[@ExecutionerDan]

I've heard the exact opposite. Marines tend to separate by race from what I've heard from multiple people.

[@user-yc3so8qx6t]

I went to PI in the 90s and we were all green.

[@crosstie9139]

​@@ExecutionerDantake any group of people and they will mostly self segregate without any societal norms or rules to do so. It's almost like we have hard wiring to prefer people who look like us.

[@Qrow1911]

Bootcamp is the easiest thing you'll do in the marine corps, you get paid to get yelled at and only have to worry about simple stuff like how nice your bed looks.

[@sleepydoppy8516]

My son just joined the fleet. So proud. May God keep all family members who serve safe and may God give straight to the family members that are home waiting in a very silent way.

[@stop736]

Boot camp does suck but when I look back on my time in the Marine Corps it’s one of my favorite memories. And a lot less stressful then being in the fleet. I was in during 9/11 also so combat deployments are a lot harder then being yelled at everyday. Like this says, it’s the mental aspect of boot camp that’s difficult. Physically your body will adapt. You have no choice for that. Those DI’s will get the training out of you one way or another.

[@yootoob2]

Yep. Basic training is where it all starts.... now 20yrs later I just collect my check 😂😂

[@stevehope6283]

@@yootoob2 you deserve that fkg check brother!! Maybe not...😂

[@ReapWhatYaSow]

The more one stays away from outside distractions, the easier it is in bootcamp. I called home 3 times at about 2 minutes or less. When I got there to let them know I arrived (30 seconds or less), during Christmas we were allowed a phone call (2 minutes or less), to let them know when graduation was so they could come (1 minute). I could handle the yelling, but hearing my mother cry broke me.

[@jimhughes1070]

Y'all got phone calls?...🤣🤣🤣

[@ReapWhatYaSow]

@@jimhughes1070 only the required ones that were monitored by the DIs and we got a Christmas one because the DIs got drunk and beat the shit out of a few guys so as incentive not to say anything that would have gotten them in trouble we were given "liberties".

[@ReapWhatYaSow]

@@jimhughes1070 apparently they allow cell phones now, too much of a distraction if you ask me.

[@thesituation5315]

@@ReapWhatYaSow Shoulda reported them either way.

[@ReapWhatYaSow]

@@thesituation5315 reported them to who? Plus, their word versus mine? And labeled a snitch? Too much of a risk and just as one of my buddies took an empty beer bottle to the face, so would have I. But that was the least of the crazy shit. My Senior showed up on an off day, put a ka-bar in a buddies hand and told him to try and stab him. My buddy dropped his mop, ran to the chow hall and got another DI. My buddy was scared shitless (the situation did mess him up mentally and he was kicked out in MCT).

[@blestcapp0901]

everyone in this generation needs to go through this

[@VerifiedVIPMember]

Pass

[@That_Russel_Pup]

@@VerifiedVIPMember 😂

[@diamondstuddedpunchingbag4718]

My dad was a Marine!! He told us this hilarious story of when he got back from boot camp. He is about to head to bed and tells his mom NOT to wake him the next morning. Well, she didn't listen, opened the door, turned on the light and before she could say anything my dad was out of bed with it made and standing at attention. She went screaming down the hall, "what did they do to my baby?!?!" My pawpaw came in and my dad said, "I told her not to do that dad." I always thought it was too funny!!

[@diamondstuddedpunchingbag4718]

@Freedom-1775 Absolutely!! But he has passed away...that's the only reason I said "was".

[@MrStaybrown]

Lol. I remember jumping out of my bed the 1st night sleeping back at home. I saw pre-dawn light, and I thought I missed Reveille and Count Off. The terror and then the calm realization I'm at mom's house. 🤣

[@SusieQ3]

​@@MrStaybrown I did miss reveille and count off once 🤦🏻‍♀️ it was as bad as you could imagine 😂 ITd all day and last watch every night for weeks.

[@MrStaybrown]

@SusieQ3 🤣👌 I was #7, I remember hearing " Coouunntt !!! Off !!! 1 ! 2 ! And I snapped out of sleep, slipped off the top rack, and hop'd on line just in time for, " SEVEN !!". I saw the quarter deck a few times that day, and company Gunny took me to the pit.🤣 Good times, rahh

[@bradfordshrout3214]

Crazy how much I miss my beloved Marine Corps. Semper Fi Marines!!!

[@soggysocks1238]

"At least they might learn how to write a letter" Me: *realizes I don't know how to write a letter, except from those stupid apology letters they make you write in school*

[@That_Russel_Pup]

💀💀💀

[@GR_R2]

*Lots of shouting* Retail workers: I'm fine

[@peanut4664]

I like how people say “I’ve grown up with my parents yelling at me lol” it’s a different type of yelling. A different type of training. Different type of losing your identity. You literally become a nobody and can’t control anything. Edit: Everyone gets yelled at by their parents, please. You’re not special.

[@conrradotorres4653]

Trying not to laugh was the hardest thing

[@cheztoast9879]

Nice, time to enlist!

[@rrevolver1]

Fortunate son intensifies

[@khalon4993]

Why would you enlist when they’re only fighting for rich people to stay rich

[@woodonfire7406]

Tell me how's the taste of crayons eh

[@kuhaku9587]

Tell me how bleeding to death in horrible fear and pain calling for mommy feels like ! Cause that's the thing nobody talks about

[@hallsrelief2791]

@@khalon4993 we're not rich pal

[@josephdurkin8180]

Good old Parris island ahhh I'll never forget standing in the chowline at noon in the middle of summer for 45 minutes just to eat because I was one of the smallest in my platoon

[@audemars_piguet13]

Same my older brother. He was small and skinny so he got double rats but had to literally swallow everything one or two chews and that's it. I was Charlie company platoon 1085 summer 05. Semper Fi bro

[@jonathanmatthews4774]

Joins Marine core ..."Wait, you mean I can NOT watch "Not What You Think" during boot camp?" *quits*

[@cassimir4u]

Joins Marine ‘Corps’ so you were never in!!

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

First it's the Marine CORPS! And second, no you can't do that, you don't have any "personal time". Wimp. Parris Island, 1967. Semper Fi to all my Marine brothers and sisters!

[@freddybrisco2546]

I joined 2004 and being homesick was the hardest thing for me to get over

[@ericnorman6787]

Crazy thing about missing your family is that so much is going on all the time that you don’t realize you do until the first time you call them.

[@xylerkajiyama7544]

Bro if you got a brown mom you’ve lived this

[@nelsonsanchez9055]

facts

[@Rey_Buz]

Truth

[@ence1540]

Asian parent moment

[@valerie80yearsago90]

Yeah it’s honestly not that different lol.

[@DanielSwartfiguer]

No dad at home then....😂😂🔥🔥

[@DMTRVK]

In Russia they say they just beat the heck out of you, then you do what they say. Wonderful people over there.

[@thomasarussellsr]

I got my share of punches and kicks from my U.S. Army D.I.s too, cir. 1988/89 Ft. DIX, NJ.

[@felixc.3444]

@@thomasarussellsr Oh man, wanna tell us the whole story. I’m interested since I heard basic has slowly become more subtle and mellow from let’s say a few decades ago

[@alphasky03]

The yelling becomes an annoyance, even if there are 3 DI's. Even the slaps in the face with the campaign cover turn into love taps.

[@DeltaFlare987]

The isolation is what got to me the most. They let us write letters whenever we wanted and get a 15 min phone call once a week which also really helped when times were tough just to hear mom and dad's voice. Overall it was a positive experience for me

[@BudgetGainsByJJ]

Isolation, being yelled at or even being punched and kicked wouldn't be a problem for me, what will fuck me up though is sleep deprivation, that will turn me inside out

[@bkboy8259]

Wtf I never got to call home

[@DeltaFlare987]

@@bkboy8259 Guess its different in the Chair Force

[@bkboy8259]

@@DeltaFlare987 oh well that makes sense

[@RKmndo]

I was platoon head scribe. I didn't get much time to write letters. I got a phonecall when I arrived and when I shot Expert at the range. I had it pretty easy compared to most recruits though. My folks were cops, and I had camped, hiked, ran x-country, played soccer, swam, sk8ed, and trained martial arts for years already. In boot, I shot Expert and maxed the IST, PFT, and swim qual. I was Platoon Pull-up Stud and Iron Mike in MCT. I almost made E3 in MVOC, but picked it up a short time later. I made E4 meritoriously about a year later, then Company NCO of the year a year later, then a trip to OCS shortly after that.

[@KyleHCarpenter]

Ohh please the isolation from society and not having a phone around was the best part.

[@CT-1035]

I feel like customer service industry has the right mindset to join the military

[@tannerosborn2666]

my average day serving/bartending is more stressful than my average day in the marines

[@bacjam6139]

I like to imagine a universe were basic training is just doing customer service calls

[@freddyfox5002]

The Army is so much fun if you got what it takes. Best implorer I ever had. There is a "give and take" you won't find anywhere else. The civilians are so soft to work with afterwards.

[@redsavage2141]

What do you mean

[@ognjenstepanovic3121]

I love how he says " isolation from Facebook" like BRUH

[@TheRunaway115]

You’re not alone, your fellow trainees are with you. Boot camp teaches you to overcome, adapt, and be part of a team. To me, that is a core function of any sort of basic training. Adapt, overcome.

[@darkfoxbill9657]

As far as going to boot, you have 2 real options (to make it easy). You can either go in knowing the exact structure and timing of the entire run. (I also joined old as shit and was raised by either old dogs or base brats, so probably not fair) Or, you can go in knowing nothing and just blank out for the 3 months. Anything inbetween is hell.

[@PokeBruh_98]

Damn! How’d it work goin in already knowing?

[@darkfoxbill9657]

@Hey-dj4mz 90% google. I watched the Corps get softer and softer every sing day I was in. (No matter how hard I tried, I could not get them to hit me) I would recommend you stay as far from the military as you can. Unless you suffer from a particular brand of mental illness, or are one of those that think they can change something.

[@deadaccount4522]

If you come from a bad family you're: Used to the yelling. Used to the isolation.

[@bumblebee3888]

“The most difficult part for the newer generation is the isolation. Not just from social media, but from their family and loved ones.” Hallelujah. I already spend 23/24 hours in my room a day just to avoid my family, so that part would be as easy as blinking.

[@Ryan-li8qc]

The real question is why we dont shave the lemon as well

[@jcole3217]

"it's not what you think" YES it's EXACTLY what you think it is... and ALL recruit's know there will be know one but each other around to confide in and they ALL know this will be their first time away from their families. They join because they WANT the challenge and to be apart of something that most everyone else will never know because... they are THE FEW, THE PROUD THE MARINES. That's the United States Marine Corp.

[@michaelwomack3293]

Hell yea 🤟

[@jimhughes1070]

Y'all got to talk to each other?... Not in platoon 1070 in 1973...🤣🤣🤣

[@LumaSloth]

Ah yes I see, a nationalist

[@brodieo7690]

I think he’s talking about you’re average civvie, of course everyone who’s been through knows what it’s like mate, hell I went through Australia’s Army and it’s pretty much the same shit.

[@ryla22]

Tbh, this just sounds about the same as moving out and cutting ties with your family at 16

[@mr.harrell.9591]

Beautiful!!!👍🔥❣️💯 Preparation For ANYTHING/EVERYTHING Love It!

[@TrunkyDunks]

"If you're even remotely fit, you can cover it." Clearly this guy isn't a marine. I still wake up with nightmares of PT

[@blank_801]

Checkout this boot. How long have you been in the fleet? A week?

[@TrunkyDunks]

@@blank_801 😂 someone's in their bleed. Calm down Deborah.

[@doubleemcastillano464]

Yeah, nobody thinks about what happens after bootcamp. Sht gets real.

[@doubleemcastillano464]

@@blank_801 PT may be different in his unit than your unit. My unit was doing log runs mixed with Indian runs and stuff. Then on deployment, we did simulated operations where you ran the inner perimeter of the base, you catch a casualty and load him on a gourmet and ran a mile or so with that guy, and then a poker chip run where in order to complete it, you had to collect all the poker chips. It was brutal. Then the shamrock PTs. I wasn’t too bad at PT luckily. It was the hikes that were my enemy for the first few months in the fleet. I’m 5’6, one of the shortest in the company, probably battalion, with a 249, A-Bag with spare barrels and mortar gear hiking from the barracks to the MP ranges. But eventually I got real good, good enough to actually get away with smoking a cigarette while hiking in the rain. Then it’s all over pretty quickly (feels long as hell) and you’re at home in the real world again.

[@Reverie1901]

@@doubleemcastillano464 How is the transition back into the real world?

[@mluevanos]

I went to MCRD in 1998, back then there weren't any social media sites, and the toughest thing I missed was my family and baseball. The steroid-era. The thing I hated the most was putting on a pair of wet boots in the morning while they got condensated overnight. Boot mistake.

[@birdsrule8608]

Nice try US government, you ain’t getting me to sign up.

[@CodyCoelman103]

My brother went to the Marines and he's in boot camp he says that it's hell there

[@bethcollier220]

Pure hell is what P.I. is. It's true that some recruits flipped out and tried to run away. They were caught in the water trying to swim to Hilton Head. Another female that I knew in another platoon... she ran for the front gate twice and out ran the other Marines. Never made it thru the gate but she did graduate. She was the fastest runner these Marine males had ever seen for a female. Other males and females have jumped from second floor decks and up trying to die. We had a female that tried to cut her wrist. Our drill instructor went slam off on her. She just had a moment happening to her. She graduated also. No one really truly knows stress until you go to Marine Corps boot camp. I've never ever in my entire life regretted going.

[@yootoob2]

@@bethcollier220 We had this one guy that tried to run like 3 times and we ALL got in trouble for it! Like how are the girls responsible for this. We don't live in the barracks with him. Lol. His roommates gave him a "blanket party" when he was returned to the unit. Basic training was rough 😬

[@DLI002]

@@yootoob2 what went down in the "blanket party"? Did they beat him up

[@hospitallercross1155]

@@DLI002 Maybee... 😀

[@hospitallercross1155]

@@yootoob2 what does it mean wyen u say Blanket Party 😂

[@JTDeRosa]

Your fellow recruits become your brothers. Different backgrounds, different ethnicities, different lives, absolutely none of that matters. You’re all one…relying on and leaning on each other. Four short months earlier these guys were total strangers. Now you would die for any of these men in combat. Esprit de Corps!

[@RelyeaGaming]

The best part is hearing recruits cry for mama when the lights go out

[@Mr.NiceGuy1986]

😂

[@Sticiboi]

"There's a lot of screaming" Me and my friends who scream at each other when gaming: Wait everyone doesn't do that?

[@4realjacob637]

Not the same dude. Not the same.

[@Sticiboi]

@@4realjacob637 it's all the same 😈

[@4realjacob637]

@@Sticiboi sure

[@muzikman183]

This was one of the coolest and rewarding things ive ever done.. in hindsight of course lol. Thank u USMC

[@Garuda.1.Talisman]

My brother left for basic training today, wishing him luck especially with the Crucible

[@lukepotosky7710]

Well hey, it's been 2 months, only 1 month left to go, how is he?

[@crimsonbanana4670]

3 months now, how’d it go?

[@IsraelCountryCube]

4 months Is he dead yet?

[@daczy8626]

In Germany we learn writing letters in school...

[@ryanmcintyre7888]

They are the bad ass's of the bad ass's. God bless em.

[@peterz7752]

I'm disappointed the hair being shaved isn't universal among the recruits

[@ConMan1504]

Neither are the pt standards. Reduced and getting lower for females. The military isn't a damn social experiment. Hell yea women should be allowed, if they can perform the the same standards period.

[@ooshiemama1869]

@@ConMan1504 agreed

[@coltontritt9089]

It's just physical training that's hard it's also the mental training that comes with it at the same time

[@xxp0siZlayr]

Could never join the Marines. I would 100% end up pulling a Gomer Pyle.

[@samuelnatal8014]

That means you are weak.

[@TZG32]

No you wouldn't. I was waiting for some dummy to say this lmao

[@alexanderhamilton4258]

@@TZG32 "Yeah, bro. I'd totally join the Marines, but I'd punch the di." Bro, you'd cry about hurting every day then get sepped for malingering💀💀💀💀

[@deltaraven]

You would make a tv show with Andy Griffith 😊

[@vuvuvu6291]

"You dress the same, you look the same, you are a nobody" I know that person, oh yeah, that's me!

[@Iesous27]

I honestly feel like every one (at least males) should be doing some sort of mandatory training like this. 1. It would help keep people in shape. 2. It would teach the importance of hard work and perseverance. 3. It would teach you to be humble

[@Gabriel-vq1vv]

You know even tho they weren't related when he said "you will learn how to write a letter" and then "check out the longer video for more" I laughed so hard thinking he created a tutorial teach people how to write a letter

[@aeshmastar6926]

The fact dudes gotta shave their heads, but the women getta keep theirs.

[@Willis476]

Yeah but women want to be treated as equals until it isn't flattering for them.

[@chopsticksstudios7341]

Yeah though it’s pretty much falling out when you take out your bun at the end of two weeks lol

[@michaelblackford3403]

Jarhead recruits always look geeky. That's why it takes 16 weeks to turn them into Marines.

[@justinoconnor9516]

That first part of the video on the quarter deck...brings back good memories lol

[@Bonnie-pl1de]

My dad is a retired marine drill sergeant he is the man

[@Rusty_Rat_Huntsman]

I’ve wondered, why do men get their heads shaved, but women don’t

[@Amalia-no7xt]

We get our chopped off in the Navy.

[@geofreak75]

I got caught imitating one of my drill instructors the 2nd week there at Parris Island. A DI from another platoon came down to talk to one of mine and caught me doing the "Yoo Hoo" in their frog voice to another recruit and chewed my ass until his spit was running down my cheek!

[@BugBestieLily]

The scariest part of this to me was losing my hair- that would break me

[@dabooser1048]

The Marine corps changed my life.

[@Harlemworldboy]

Loved every moment of boot camp!

[@jfo738]

All volunteers..that makes the difference. Marines. Thank you

[@daleadams6097]

All volunteers......point of saying that??

[@JoshuaGrullon]

Not volunteering if your getting payed!

[@KillianDeaton]

@@JoshuaGrullon completely wrong, you are volunteering your LIFE to the Corps by stepping on those yellow footprints

[@JoshuaGrullon]

@@KillianDeaton you’re completely right, but you’re still getting payed.

[@webfreakz]

It's just a job

[@victorie5121]

"most people have not experienced these kind of interactions" Me with an African parent😐

[@JustMe-gn6yf]

Me with my father a retired seabee Chief Petty Officer 20 yrs in the 60s and 70s.

[@mangochad5037]

"most"

[@thecheese6940]

My brother is actually in training for the Marines, I'ma miss him

[@aarond-l-c3123]

Yeah I'm going to the marines as well, I wanna be something you know, maybe I'll meet your brother and maybe my little brother would be proud as well.

[@thecheese6940]

@@aarond-l-c3123 damn and here I am 11 months from that comment, wanting to join the marines too, maybe well all se eachother who knows

[@jpturner171]

49 years ago 😂😂😂. Glad something’s never change!🇺🇸👍🏽 Semper Fi young Warriors!

[@PeachDragon_]

Only reason i don't enlist is because my wolfdog would starve itself to death if i left for that long

[@chopsticksstudios7341]

Sister broke her hip going through The Crucible (Phase 4) and didn’t want to get sent back to Phase 1. So she just tanked it to MCT and is doing fine now.

[@epRivera]

Mad respect

[@DarkPulsaterLiteGear]

That’s funny when I was in ITB infantry training with Italian oh I knew this girl who on a 12 mile hike slipped in the mud at Landon it first and along and split her hips in two

[@joew.4073]

Main reason I couldn't do boot camp is the yelling, I would end up clocking one of the sergeants and getting thrown out

[@jdubskiwright2380]

Not to mention getting your ass kicked in return..no D.S. is just gonna take that..I'm sure its happened before many times and will happen again many times

[@christophertipton2318]

Sure you would.

[@NikoBellaKhouf2]

I've never allowed any "boss" to yell at me and never will. I didn't hit them, what I did was worse for them. I made them feel small verbally.

[@joew.4073]

@@NikoBellaKhouf2 do you mean you insulted them personally or yelled louder? Either way, good luck with that on a drill sergeant

[@joew.4073]

@@christophertipton2318 I'm not bragging about having anger issues or about having a traumatic response to yelling, my guy.

[@Frontline_view_kaiser]

Among the TikTok-cringe of KZbin shorts, there's one channel that makes this format watchable. And its not what you think!

[@Nancy-y8q1n]

For me yelling and screaming was just like being back home. Thanks dad

[@senorelroboto2]

I'm not convinced it's a good policy to allow women to go through this because of the high rate of injuries they get. But for the women that have gone through, y'all deserve every respect due to a Marine.

[@iamyou9085]

My teacher who was in the navy, told us a story abt how there were a lot of girls in her bootcamp who had really long beautiful hair, who had to get it cut and were crying like crazy

[@Amalia-no7xt]

Yes, then we had to get a second haircut right before we left. It can’t touch the collar.

[@MrClock-ic8ve]

Wait you telling me that you need to train hard to get a chance to join rather than having a résumé of having 2 moms?

[@Chase-jc7rx]

Thank you for letting me know I wasn't the only one to think this lol

[@ezrafomhar7484]

Shut

[@chrisgould101]

I have 2 moms I hate both of them Can I join traineNG now?

[@Chase-jc7rx]

I have 2 dads I hate them both and my mother who married the idiots does that allow me to join the army or since it's dads is it the air force

[@wingsofthunder170]

As an extremely short sighted person, and the type to laugh at anything (even people screaming at me - i don't know how i got through my childhood), i would not be able to survive a day there lmfao.

[@crimsonbanana4670]

Believe you me, they’d get the laughter right on out of ya

[@SageSaga-b6s]

‘The isolation’ sign me the heck up

[@monadking2761]

So true. I will never forget boot camp.

[@tcideh4929]

They should shave the girls hair. Equality baby!

[@bethcollier220]

I had kind of short hair when I went to boot camp. Most of the other females they had long hair pulled back in a bun. Believe me those females that had long hair... if their hair fell down.. it was hell to pay. Hell wasn't even a word. Pain has a face and it's a swarm of drill instructors all over you while in the pit dying.

[@tcideh4929]

@@bethcollier220 but still. Equality…

[@matrixmushroom2285]

Im glad that the US draft recognizes anxiety disorders bc if the draft ever opened i would not be able to handle any of that. I dont particularly enjoy the idea of sitting on the ground unresponsive and frozen in front of a ton of military personel.

[@violentabyss]

"The hardest part is the isolation" Me fresh out of the psych ward: yeah that's not gonna be a problem boys

[@BluJns]

Not a problem! My mom yelled a lot! But was sweet around others.

[@teresapershall3320]

Yes dangerous life out there . . Children. God blesses you all.