What New Marine Corps Recruits Go Through In Boot Camp | Boot Camp | Business Insider
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Published 2019-10-30
Recruits endure a series of intense physical challenges such as entering a gas chamber, rappelling down a 47-foot-tower, and fighting each other with “pugil sticks.” The Marine Corps is the only US military branch that separates male and female recruits during basic training. In a statement to Business Insider, a spokesperson from the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot at Parris Island said, “The same gender platoon model allows for appropriate acclimation to the training environment, development of key relationships with drill instructors, and optimal focus during the beginning of their transformation.”
After weeks of extreme physical and psychological challenges, training culminates with “The Crucible,” a 54-hour event where recruits endure exhausting combat scenarios while running on minimal food and sleep.
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What New Marine Corps Recruits Go Through In Boot Camp | Boot Camp | Business Insider
All Comments (21)
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Private: fails me out of shape laying on my bed: what a loser
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"One of the most dreaded parts of training is the gas chamber" The WHAT
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4:55 "Some Marines arrive in better shape than others." Shows someone already in the Spartan program
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Showing the graduation and then immediately after showing the new recruits starting their journey in the barracks was a nice touch. A huge mental game of bootcamp is getting there and seeing the more senior recruits and thinking you will never be one of them.
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Officer: where are the tears coming from Person :eye sir
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This looks pretty tough from my comfy bed.
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I’m shipping out in 17 days. I remember watching these videos years ago, looking at all the comments of people saying they leave in a couple of days. Now that’s me.
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For anyone thinking about joining, do it. It will suck, you be frustrated, defeated, and hating life. But man, there's no other experince like it. The entire 3 months was just amazing looking back. I would do anything to go back through the system. The excitment of watching videos like this before boot camp and then living it was a surreal and a great experience. You need to absolutely have the right mindset however, which is hard to express what exactly it is. If you know you know.
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“Mom I’m at the wrong summer camp”
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Officer: Make a phone call and only say the script Me: Mom come pick me up I'm scared
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Cried watching this. I miss it. Bootcamp was an unbelievable experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life. It’s sucks that once you hit the fleet, all your motivation gets sucked out of you by your senior lances. But you must push on and keep moving forward. I deployed twice, saw the world. But still, bootcamp was the best experience I had in the Marine Corps. Holds a special place in my heart. Now I’m in the Air Force, furthering my career. To any future Marines out there, good luck, and slay, Devil
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It’s gonna hurt, but it’s gonna only happen a couple or more times, but not forever, which is why you shouldn’t be scared
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4:56 “Some recruits arrive in... better shape than others” Shows human embodiment of the Chad meme
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me slouching on the couch: I could totally do that
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Can’t describe how proud of my little brother I am. Almost through with his enlistment. In these 13 weeks his toenails became more of a man than I will ever be. Seen him 12 days in the last 4 years and can’t wait for him to be home.
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I knew a dude in boot camp that broke his femur during PT one morning. That dude stayed on the Island for a year and a half. He's a Master Sargent now btw with 5 deployments under his belt. Stay motivated. Semper Fi. Proudest moment of my life was hugging my Dad (A Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran) the day I finally saw him on the Island.
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sergeant: IHORTPJHGRFOJLRHDOIRTHJREYUETROYE YOU UNDERSTAND? recruit: YES SIR!
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Kinda Sad for that recruit which no one answered his call
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I still regret not joining at 18. My brother did however and I’m so proud of him. I have so much respect for all marines, I watch these videos often in awe and admiration and wishing I had. I believe everything happens for a reason. God bless you all!
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I graduated Marine Corps Boot Camp in mid 1979, and spent 4 years as a Mortarman in the Infantry, best years of my life, “ Once a Marine Always a Marine “ no truer words have ever been spoken ! Semper Fi 🇺🇸
