My SCARIEST Moment in Marine Corps Boot Camp?!

[@aflyingburrito6822]

The line to get 17 different shots

[@SFMF247]

Ugh… hated that part too!!

[@michaelmiller6050]

That penicillin shot hurt the worst!!!

[@mikehayes2706]

Waking up the second day after picking up and realizing it wasn’t a bad dream.

[@charlesridgeway9602]

😂

[@ronaldandlinda]

The scariest moment for me was pulling into MCRD San Diego in the bus. I was terrified.

[@anthonyurfalino2199]

"Drill Instructors, take over"

[@SLUSHYTHUSHY]

If the DI says your running shoes are flip-flops, you bet they’re flip-flops haha. Semper Fi and good to see you SgtMaj

[@SFMF247]

Urah… FACTS Chawla. Rule #1: The DI is ALWAYS right!! 🫵🏼😉 SFMF

[@Idrissi_Mas]

You mean showeshoes? 😂😂

[@christopherarreola9066]

It was my first shift ever in fire watch detail and I was standing guard in front of the duty hut. A drill instructor came in and immediate started berating me for not reporting my post. I immediately fucked this up, soon after three more DI’s came and then started soaking me in spit like I was at a water park. Man, what a welcome initiation to the rigors of Marine Corps boot camp. 😅

[@plan138]

Accidentally bumping into the receiving drill instructor in the mess hall, I thought I was going to die

[@julioperla4935]

I sprained my ankle and it got swollen and purple. I was afraid that I would be recycled, but I pushed through and made it through to the end.

[@happynana9354]

Marines can do anything. You proved it!

[@xipingpooh5783]

Kill Hat tripped on a seabag and fell right into me and I broke ranks and tried to help him up. He lost his mind on me and sent me to the quarter deck for some mental adjustments.

[@Dispatcherado]

Morning one. Waking to the sound of a metal trash can being thrown down the center of the squad bay. Still rattles my nerves when I think of it.

[@MacPNW]

I had my wisdom teeth pulled in bootcamp by a navy doc in-training.

[@jamesmounce3242]

You dodged a bullet 😂

[@CruzRodriguez-gu3bj]

The most I've in boot camp was when I saw shit in front of me while going on a run at pendleton in first phase every boot was scared to request sit down head call!!!!!!¡¡

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

The three days after swim qual, when the all my drill instructor and swim qual instructor found out that I was a swimmer in local/school and state levels! Lets just say that I made them all look like fools, and wasn’t trying to! Lets just say that my senior drill instructor and one of the officers in charge decided that they would be the ones to break me at the swim qual! The order came like this… drop down the side of the pool( deep end) and start swimming across as many times as you can full uniform except boots! Senior drill instructor lasted 3 laps, officer 3 1/2 laps, I stopped at 5 laps across the pool! “Ruck swim “(no splashing) 2hrs 15 minutes later I was called aside and the “adjusted “ my pack, 20 lbs of steel weights still out swam both of them! So the scariest part of basic was heading onto the quarter deck each morning for three days, just to make sure I didn’t tell anyone about the added challenges of the additional swim qual, and out doing many of the instructors!

[@pauls9759]

I was fire watch this was in 1975, my platoon was out practicing close order drill, the series Gunny came into the squad bay and of course I had to call the place to attention even tho no one was in there but me . The Gy came up to me and started quizzing me on knowledge which I knew well, then all hell was about to happen to me, he asked where my platoon was I said that Drill Instructor Pvt (his last name) was drilling the recruits he said what so I repeated myself, but actually the person I called Pvt was my SDI, so the GY said very well carry on I felt proud on myself that I answered all his questions and knew my knowledge, so watching him walk across the grinder and stop and talk to my SDI and then a split second later I saw his smokie come off and him running towards the squad bay, then it dawned on me that I called my SDI a PVT not once but twice to the series GY OMG I knew I was “toast” this was in the 70’s stuff happened to me that could not be done now but I still remember, I retired after 20 years as a GY and I still smile thinking about that.

[@byronmanuel2262]

1980 while marching through hills at Camp Pendleton. We came a halt. Standing there in formation. A senior Gunnery Sargeant informed us of some event in the Middle East. He mentioned the possibility of deployment. I felt chilling feeling at the back of my neck.

[@rupvictoria3017]

bein in the Air Force back in basic military training i yelled at my military training instructor and talked back to him in the flight office and he went extremely nuts and yelled at me so loud af i literally almost shit myself and he’s one of the best and most scariest military training instructors i’ve ever met in my whole entire life 👍🏽

[@basspowerof6]

I would have to go with pickup day. Recieving was terrifying, but nothing like being introduced to your Drill Instroctors. Semper Fi!

[@JosueAlfaro-gy2mj]

The scariest moment in basic training for me at MCRD San Diego was when I met my drill instructors for the first time on "Black Friday". I still to this day, "get on line" whenever I wake up in the morning. LOL. 🤣🤣🤣

[@MomentumChaser0331]

😂 SgtMaj I Love Bootcamp 😂 How About when you are on the Tower and the Guy in front of you isn’t cooperating and you saw what happened to him and your Next 😂

[@SFMF247]

Hahahaaa 😳🥵!!! “NEXT” 😂 SFMF, Urah

[@masonwinters267]

I was the guy in front of you. I only hesitated for a second! But the Tower Control Sgt gave the command twice and I froze. I was encouraged over the edge and learned to trust my gear after that

[@MomentumChaser0331]

@@masonwinters267 🤣👍🏼🤘🏼

[@shawncarr8387]

@@masonwinters267Right?! I wanted to go again. But, then there was the gas chamber right after…

[@MrStaybrown]

Scariest moment was during pugil sticks. A muscle in my left forearm ripped and balled up near my elbow. I couldn't grip anything with my left hand. I still made it through by pushing myself and adapting. I never told anyone because I didn't want to get dropped. Every task required extra thought. Whew.

[@SFMF247]

Damn!! That’s tuff brother… can’t believe you held it together! But I’m with you, NO WAY did I wanna get dropped back in training 😳! A little “suck it up” goose a long way, nice work my friend! SFMF, Urah

[@Mary-dc6js]

God damn bro, you are a hard mother fucker how the fuck did you do pull ups with your arm jacked up like that?

[@OversizedDetour1341]

Scariest moment would probably be when 2nd Btn. SgtMaj., SgtMaj. O'Laughlin asked me why I didn't give him the proper greeting of the day after I had my wisdom teeth pulled out. So, I stopped pointing at my mouth and tried to say, "GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR" except all I did was get blood and drool all over him as he proceeded to loose his ever loving mind. And then told my Senior what happened as he was running me back to the house where he proceeded to scream things I didn't even know the English language contained. He tore the house apart, had me tear shit apart, and then make a Mount Fuji out of boots in the rain room, and then he left. Pretty sure he still hates me 15 years later.

[@BLRANCH0300]

Sgt Maj O’Laughlin was a platoon sergeant when I knew him back in the old days. We hated him then. Years later we’re all friends. 😂

[@petem6291]

It’s like 12:00 am and the bus stops on Paris Island, and The drill instructor steps on the bus . At that point I ask myself what have I got my self into,????

[@patrickwisniewski8652]

I did the same fucking thing in 1989, had a nice pair of those Bo Jackson Cross Trainers, apparently the DI’s weren’t fans of Bo or his shoes and this newly corrected private ran and got a new pair of “running shoes” or as he called them, Go Fasters!😅

[@hlfordiii]

Every Marine approves this message.

[@michealsmith101]

The scariest part of Basic at P.I. was the day that was dubbed "Pick Up Day", the day we met our Drill Instructors. We stood in the rain, for at least a half hour at attention, with our SeaBags, and other equipment we were issued: then the demons came for us. It was sheer terror, and madness, up was down and down was up It didn't really help that we spent almost 3 days with almost NO SLEEP, so "Pick Up Day", was even worse due to being so discombobulated.

[@shawncarr8387]

Yeah! And, after the IST. When your REAL Devil Dogs were unleashed…that was definitely an oh crap moment. “You mean, there’s more of you?!”. 😂

[@thechickenhasarisen]

😂😂😂 SgtMaj hit PF-11 that day, Pucker Factor 11 😨. Semper Fi, SgtMaj, OORAH!!!

[@aj-tp2yh]

Thanks for sharing America

[@SFMF247]

Urah, SFMF

[@christophercanfield3742]

Standing in line, (Phase 1 Combat hitting skills) I was watching another recruit shadow boxing. I had stopped moving and my Heavy got in my face and asked 'What are you looking at?' My response was 'YOU.' OH Hell, the reaction from him, I thought my life was over.....31 yrs later, I still remember it like it was yesterday. MCRD 2BN Gulf Company PLT 2100 1993

[@Duke393]

my early scarry, I had a fear of heights, during rope climb, I hesitated and senior D I said, "what's your problem" I said I had fear of heights, his eyes widened, face twisted up and he said, " Get Up That", by the time he got to that, I was already halfway up, and made sure I tagged top before dropping 40'.

[@MrUNCLESAM84]

We were marching and the DI gave an order to halt, I took one more step forward slamming into the recruit in front of me. Outta the dead silence hearing the DI foot steps power walking towards me was the scariest moment because I knew what was coming. 😅 Thank you Sergeant Major and Semper Fi my friend, URAH

[@vegasmarine23]

Many scary moments. Give you 2. #1-On fire watch around midnight. Who says you can't fall asleep standing up? With my prac-book opened, eyes closed. I opened my eyes, standing in front of me, 6'6 Senior D.I. Staff Sargent Dobbs. 💩That never happened again.#2. Graduation mourning. Woke up with ropes tieing me down on top rack. D.I. screaming "What are you doing?" Sir this recruit is stuck sir. Eventually it hit me. D.I. just wanted to have fun with us and myself. He said"See I could have blanket partied you any time I wanted." Everyone laughed. Scary but was a great way to send us off before we were finally given the title U.S. Marine.

[@robertwood1923]

We stood in a stair well 1st to 4th floor for first 2 days, going threw obstacle course live fire m-60s crawling 100 yards under razor wire

[@tommeyer3770]

DI caught me laughing. “You’re going to GET”. Fuckin scared the shit out of me. He rotated out. I never went to GET. Shoooo!! Weee!!!

[@doubleemcastillano464]

What’s GET? Never heard of it.

[@SirTSalla3]

Scariest moment is being woken up after fire watch and immediately got It'ed because one of my squad recruits messed up. I was a third squad leader.

[@charlesridgeway9602]

Lol 😆 🤣 That was a very good and yet a typical story of a young Marine Recruit. 👏🏽 Thanks for sharing! S/F Time to get my day started

[@kennethwelch]

First time guard duty. DI snuck up on me. I was so rattled I could barely say my General Orders.

[@ericbond9003]

I was shitting green beans the whole 77 days 1976 M.C.R.D San Diego. What were running shoes? We wore our boots.

[@urallbadkids]

Hahahaahaaaaa, "STILL" scares you - amazing, LOLOLOLLL! Love it! -S.F.

[@bodidley5015]

I was one of those country bumpkins that never learned to swim and had a bit of phobia. Lining up on pool deck & stepping off into water over my head was terrifying. Had to remediate swim qual during mess week. Finally sucked it up on last day I had to qual before getting rolled back to stp. Did great at everything else.

[@jakejacobs4463]

The first night they let us sleep in receiving, which I believe was the second night on Paris Island. They came in about 5 o’clock in the morning, making all kinds of racket, and I jumped out of bed, and I happen to knee The guy in the lower bunk in the head, knocked him unconscious, and I thought I killed him.

[@BLRANCH0300]

Like one person mentioned, waking up that next day in receiving company and realizing it was all real. It was a very deflating feeling. The next scariest was that first night with our permanent training company. Just when we had gotten used to receiving company this was a whole new hellish experience.

[@cwocolbert2253]

My scariest moment is when I got cut taking the elevator instead of taking the stairs. Elevators were prohibited during boot camp. When the doors opened, my instructor was waiting for me… he took me out by grabbing my tie… the look on his face… man..

[@socaljarhead7670]

I was more shocked than scared but all of receiving was not very cool. I didn’t have a bowel movement until the 5th night on the Depot. Our receiving DI looked like Brutus The Barber Beefcake and had little patience. This is back when we had to stencil all our trash like PT gear with shoe polish. Cleaning anything and everything. I always thought that was one of the big reasons recruits always feared going to MRP or PCP cause they’re basically worse versions of being in a receiving platoon.

[@SFMF247]

Yes SoCal, Receiving Barracks was a lot different back then! Those were some of THEE scariest days!! And I think I had the same DI as you 😳lol! #BEASTS! SFMF, Urah

[@masonwinters267]

The rappel tower. That moment right before your rope binds against you when you lean over? I felt like I was ten miles up. I was "encouraged" over the edge. I ended up going to HRST three years later!

[@SFMF247]

Awesome!! Amazing how things work out. And yes, “encouraged” is the right word 😉😂! SFMF, Urah

[@corbettknowles9942]

This might seem trivial when I had get my Hair cut since small child I have had a male on top my head and my grand mother accidental took it off with hair clippers once so knowing 8 had to get NY hair cut by someone I didn't know made me nervous

[@henryparker1033]

The first time doing the slide for life and not falling in because they said there were alligators in there

[@ramundoc.pesina8249]

The rubber hose choke training. Awesome training. “ SEMPER FI “ .

[@SFMF247]

What the heck is that Ramundo??

[@RaizalAJalil-zc5iu]

I'm from Singapore. Ex infantry. Scariest shit was getting some leeches in my pants after a particularly screwed-up river crossing exercise. Had my own 'Stand By Me' moment

[@johnblack4421]

I fractured my lower leg from letting shin splints get too bad. When the leg finally gave out, went and got it casted. I didn't know there was a medical rehabilitation platoon at the time, so I was scared to death that I was getting kicked out and would have to start all over from the beginning. Mind you, I had just started 3rd phase at this point. Second scariest was getting dropped into a platoon with recruits and DIs I didn't know after I healed and went back to training.

[@shaneannibal6284]

When I woke up out my sleep and seen 8 drill instructors 😂thought I was dreaming them training di’s is crazy asf

[@jcoach3064]

First night induction night and the first morning waking up was scary AF lol 🤣 I was like omfg it's gonna b like this everyday,not knowing it gets better as we learn 😂

[@rickostman7890]

1977, MCRDPI Platoon 2053...I forget now what we collectively did wrong, but I will never forget how I...we... felt when our SDI told us he could "...kill you and make it look like your fault." ALL our hats were Vietnam veterans, I still believe in that threat.

[@ShonThomas-rp3ui]

Drill Instructors!! Take Charge!

[@markrossington6884]

“I thought it was a good idea to have a conversation with him…” 😂😂😂

[@davidocchiuzzo1802]

The Drill Instructor I had got replaced because he yelled at me in front of Civilians (He used profanities. We got a female replacement she was professional and her game was tight! Sgt. Hanscom

[@MikeHenry-p6x]

Taking dessert and then paying for it lol mcrd San Diego ‘06

[@juanv1102]

"I" Lol

[@jamesdarnell747]

In basic for me (1988) was when they drove a M60 tank over my head( I was in a concrete pipe) and it rotated filling the whole full of dirt. After it continued on I spit all the dirt out of my mouth and stood up to pretend to fire a LAW rocket at its rear. I thought that damn thing was gunna bury me alive!

[@tombob671]

Black Friday. Aka pickup day, all day long😅

[@LXIIIPendragonLXIII]

My scariest moment in USMC bootcamp was right before the last guy sat down at chow. Myself being next to the last guy every time.

[@lavernseegert2719]

I remember getting about a handful of food because I was always next to last in line

[@omilanez]

I still remember this to this day. We got released to go back to the squad bay. As we are running up the stairs. I am focusing on the. Stairs so I will not trip on them. As I turned the corner to go to the second deck a drill instructor was walking down the stairs. I bumped into him. I looked down and seen his shiny shoes and greens trousers and I knew I was done for. As I looked up I seen a dark green DI staring at me. His arms were as big as my upper leg. His blouse looked custom made to fit his gigantic arms. I felt like bugs bunny when he seen a monster. At that moment My life flashed before my eyes. I thought I was going to die. His eyes turned red and he began to yell at me. Oh my god. I never felt so scared in my life! But I look back now and laugh my ass off. Great times. SFMF!

[@mariogomezcortez9901]

That was the spirit of a Tuefel Hunden

[@tonywoconish6695]

“I 👁” ….😤😡🤬🤯😱🫣…🤣😂 SEMPER FI 🇺🇸 SgtMaj. 🤠

[@SFMF247]

Haha, yup!! 🥵🥵🥵! Semper Fi Tony, URAH 🇺🇸

[@PeterMichaud-t8x]

The repel tower I thought I was going to fall and die

[@MichaelDrones58]

Semper Fi my friend 🦅🌍⚓️

[@tonylittle8634]

I’m both dying and crying 😂🤣here. I understand

[@SFMF247]

Haha, ugh… bad decision to say the least 😳😂🤯 SFMF, Urah

[@StonerBob710]

Pulling the trigger for the 1st time ever.

[@BillyAsWell]

Besides all of it. Truth.

[@ronaldsemallie978]

I, I, I, I, receiving! A, recruit cried about a head ache!! D.I. threw a canteen and said drink!!

[@jerrygirdner2753]

Honestly, nothing scared me about boot camp. I had a basketball coach in high school that was worse than either one of my Drill Instructors!! I loved boot camp. If not for having my son 3 months before I was supposed to get out, I was going to try to be a Drill Instructor. I loved everything about boot camp and the Corps! 2nd worse decision I ever made was getting out. But I wanted to be with my 2 boys and watch them grow up. Their mother is an old Marine also. I always thought my boys were more scared of me growing up until about 5 years ago, they both said they were more scared of Mom than dad! And I wasn't easy on either one of them. And both have thanked myself and their mother for raising them right. Neither one has ever been in any kind of trouble, they both own their own homes. So proud of both of them. Semper Fi from an old Marine

[@gregory196011]

ALL OF IT! HELL YES! OH I HAD ONLY BOOTS THAT WAS A LONG TIME BACK!

[@lnash2569]

We were issued two pair of running shoes, they were called boots, black ones.

[@petemontesdeoca501]

My scariest boot camp moment. We pickup our dress shoes and we were told to break the down before spitshinng, I took the initiative and spit shined them my drill instructor called the the whisky locker and started yelling at me he then crushed my shoe and whacked me on the head he said I was being an individual I understand know why he did it , I will never forget i!

[@jvcastillo7646]

Going to the reaper, seeing dudes yelling from the silver bullet. I have to tell myself I ain’t gay.

[@shawncarr8387]

I had to think about this for a second. My biggest oh $hit moment for me was when I arrived on Parris Island. I was transported by van. We had to put our face in our lap (I guess as to not know your way on and off the premises). I sat closest to the sliding door of the van…the driver counted us down from 3.2.1, “your life is about to change forever…”…boom, there was a Marine Corps Drill Instructor on me. I dropped my paperwork. 🤦‍♂️But, I’ll never forget the yellow footprints I stood on, and walking through those golden gates. I left a lot of blood, sweat, and tears on that depot.

[@ovidiumckay4566]

The high top Reebok. Classic

[@ericpanissidi6761]

Stairway to heaven I'm afraid of heights

[@ReallyLongpig]

When my drill instructor bit my arm in the middle of the night

[@andywilliams4942]

One day in the chow hall, a DI decided to pick me to go off on. I never got picked on in basic because I always did what I was supposed to. I don't remember everything about it because it happened so fast. The DI slung by food tray on the ground, then started yelling something about me trying to throw it at him. Then another DI from another platoon came over and went off of me because he thought that I tried to throw my food at him. They went crazy on me and then made me pick my food up. I remember being so hungry that I was about to eat the food that I picked up from the floor. The guy sitting across from me gave me a roll. Later, another recruit went to the senior DI and told him all about it. Senoir DI brought me into the DI hut and gave me food and told me that he was going to take care of that DI. This same DI was removed from another platoon before he came to mine because he went overboard on recruits. He was also the same guy who came in drunk one day and threw up and asked me to clean it up. He asked me if it smelled like margaritas because that's what he was drinking the night before.

[@robbiethompson3738]

When I first got there on the bus and we were all standing on the yellow footprints and the DI said “you see those doors those doors will be the last ones you see for a while. Your soul may belong to Jesus but for the next three months your ass belongs to me.” I thought we’ll shit what have I got myself into lol right then I realized the fastest way to get off that island was to just get it done. But when I got that EGA it was the most proudest moment of my life totally worth it

[@jerryfritz374]

Going to sick bay while on snapping in week of Rifle Range and finding out i had cellulitis in my foot. Was told if i waited one more day they (Navy Corpman) would amputate the foot. Still have it. But lost two eeeks in bootcamp. Also know what Medical Rehabilitation Platoon is. Have Earned the Eagle, Globe, snd Anchor!! Sempre Fi.

[@SFMF247]

Wowww! That is scary, Jerry… and very common in bootcamp. I saw a lot of cases while a DI, and yes, that has to be treated immediately! Sorry to hear you still have it, good luck brother, hope it goes away soon! Hang tuff. SFMF, Urah

[@jerryfritz374]

@@SFMF247 STILL have foot, cellulitis has been Banned from my body!!!😎

[@SFMF247]

@@jerryfritz374Ahhh… still have your FOOT! Phew, good thing! I thought you meant you still have cellulitis 😳😰

[@jerryfritz374]

@@SFMF247 All I can say is Thank God For Navy Doctors & Navy Corpsmen 😎

[@ReelGT]

Well I ain’t been but I’ll let you know in about 5 months when I get down there and graduate

[@mikeeudy2941]

The recruit sign me drop stack arms. The Senior walled up to me since I was in the front row and give me a Full Metal Jacket experience. No I didn't say a word about the recruit beside me. I just took it. Like a Marine should!!! Semper Fi my Marine Corps brother

[@sleeve8651]

I know I'm outta order here, but .... some time after returning to civilian life, after being discharged, I had the most crazy realistic dream / Nightmare, of my entire life ! I must have had an outta body experience ? It was crazy ! I dreamed I re upped ! I was back Bull shit'n with my platoon, and all emotional and shit, about seeing my troops ! And it just kept getting more and more realistic ! Deeper and deeper, where it finally hit me, " Is this shit real " ? I bolted awake somewhere in there, looking around my bedroom, expecting to be in the Barracks ! Scared the Fuck outta me ! SEMPER FI !

[@rockyrocamontes8972]

I was running to get in formation. I ran past my SDI who had his back to me. As I ran by him I was struck on the side of my face. I was reminded to get permission before running past him ( Sir by your leave Sir) I was then sent on my way. A day later on the circuit course the XO saw the purple bruise on my face. The XO asked what happened to my face ? I replied,"Sir private doesn't know Sir !" The XO, replied," Out-fucking-standing !"

[@SFMF247]

Haha, URAH! “Fell out of the rack” was always a good reply 😉👍🏼! I bet you used the “by your leave, sir” the next time!! SFMF, Urah

[@rockyrocamontes8972]

@@SFMF247 you'd win that bet.

[@thechickenhasarisen]

Scariest moment was 0530, every morning. 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidocchiuzzo1802]

That’s PTSD Another example of how USMC Basic training is outdated even back then. Wild Animals Bark

[@amarilloaristocrat8435]

In '78, I didn't have the opportunity to wear running shoes. I wore black cadillacs.

[@heavenbound1536]

My scariest moment was when I rolled my eyes when I was 15 years old and my Dad (a Marine who enlisted and served from 1942 to 1953 ) of course he never retired, told me do not let the door hit you on the way out ! ! !

[@SFMF247]

Haha 😳… bet you never did that again!! Semper Fi My Friend, Urah

[@harrykrebs]

The final day, officer chewed out a candidate who said he did the training out of curiosity. That was my motivation. I realized maybe I didn't want to continue in Marine Corps.

[@stevethefishingsanta7771]

In receiving hoping I didn't have the longest hair!

[@loudnproud3213]

Scariest moment was when my J hat came back into the squad bay after initial drill. No shit thought we were all gonna die by the way he was screaming. Mf was a foot shorter than me. Didn't matter. I was terrified

[@lavernseegert2719]

The moment I got off the Bus

[@archangel8838]

Vaccinations Side effects , to this day, I keep falling off my chair, trying to lift my leg over my head 🤔 . Chasing the mail truck really concerned, the family. I assured them I'm fine I'm only going to the end of the block . Lol 😅 Talk to Battalion CO and battalion chaplain. They said you'll be the favorite dawg of the neighborhood . Well, besides improvising, overcoming, and adapting to the neighborhood , thanks to the corps, I've become quite the handyman. Even the dogs sense, I've been vaccinated for parvo ,distemper and rabies , Hell I'm Good ! 🫡 SEMPER FI 🇺🇲 🤙

[@Idrissi_Mas]

I remember we came late to boot camp because of a delayed flight. The rest of the company was already in receiving. So we had the entire DI-Crew waiting for the last two Shitbags (us😂) to come. When our bus pulled up with just the two of us, we got attacked by more than 10 DIs. SRBs flying all over from our hands and we never stood on the yellow footprints. Instead we got shoved immediately and got our heads grazed. Rest is history

[@Thcarman1]

My mother sent me an electric razor!

[@billionsandbillions]

Sir I don’t wanna… okay stop right there I know we’re talking in third person.

[@SFMF247]

Hahaha… that’s right!! One of MANY mistakes made in the moment! And yes, I paid dearly 🥵 SFMF, Urah

[@RaymondAdames]

Waiting to go up a high wall by pulling myself up with a rope. I was so afraid that I would fall that I worried that another recruit standing nearby might see me trembling. But when my turn came to go up that wall, I went right up to the wall, grabbed the rope and went straight up, stopping only once, briefly, (while hearing a Training Instructor screaming instructions to me) and completed that and all the other obstacles. I can never thank the U. S. Air Force for that and all other valuable lessons that I learned while seving. God bless America 🇺🇸.

[@SFMF247]

@@RaymondAdamesNice work Warrior… instilling confidence, CHECK ✅ Semper Fi My Friend, Urah

[@snunez1911]

I had a DI throw shoe box at me first night on MCRD. But most scariest moment was the rapell tower

[@williambryant2807]

I fell asleep in receiving. Nothing good came from that. I can't remember how long they had us up for

[@mattmonasmith6054]

The first morning after we got our DI’s. It just seemed like I shut my eyes, and the lights came on, the DI’s yelling at us. Getting dressed by the numbers.The barracks smelled like moth balls and I realized I made a big mistake.