Thinking about becoming a Marine? Well, training starts at one of two places: the Recruit Training Depot at Parris Island, South Carolina, and the Recruit Training Depot at San Diego, California. Over 38,000 recruits are graduated from these two facilities every year.
As with the other Military sectors, the aim of the marine training grounds it to push you to the brink of physical and mental exhaustion so that you can be molded into whatever they want. In pushing you to the limit day in and day out, you will also learn core values of teamwork and comradery between your fellow trainees. For the first couple of weeks in training, you will not be able to please your superiors in any way. No matter what you do, you will be yelled at and scolded like never before. However, after three or four weeks, you will begin to garnish a minimal amount of respect from your superiors and you will be received without hostility.
A significant portion of your time at camp will be allocated to Drill training. It will begin within the first week of your arrival and you will continue to practice it for your entire stay. Some knowledge of basic drill formation beforehand will go a long way. If you are interested in basic drill check this link out at about.com
Frequently, graduated marines will admit that their training was the most difficult thing they have ever done. Most of these recruits will also admit that it was the most worthwhile thing they have ever accomplished. There will certainly be times during training when you want to give up and call it quits. But just remember the harder the task, the greater the reward. If you have invested some time already, you might as well finish basic training and wield a powerful sense of self-accomplishment. The Marines certainly aren’t for everyone. But for those who graduate, they seem to be quite satisfied with their choice to enlist. For those of you joining us in this blog who are current marines, was the training worth it? Are you proud to be a United States Marine? Whatever your comments may be, whether on topic of training or a smooth digression, we welcome them here in this portal. Thanks for stopping by.
