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E-mail? In Marine Corps boot camp, I don't damn think so.
That stuff must be cool for Navy, AF, and Army bootcamp / basic training these days but it's not for us.
SC is lovely in the summer time. Parris Island in summer? Not so much.
The heat and the training will be shock at first, no matter how well prepared he is. It's meant to be.
The young lad will do fine, and soon he will be my brother. He will be a Marine and that is forever.
Many years from now when your boy is an old man and passes away there will be Marines there at his grave side to pay respects and render military honors.
The whole beauty of MCRD (AKA - Marine Corps Boot Camp) is that it is a whole other world where time moves ever so slowly. Those that left PI or the Hotel California 10, 20, or 30 years ago would be surprised at how little has changed and how much of the training they could still relate to and understand.
MCRD is still right there for the first step of the Marine Corps mission, 1) make Marines and 2) win battles.
smitty
smitty:2345749 said:E-mail? In Marine Corps boot camp, I don't damn think so.
That stuff must be cool for Navy, AF, and Army bootcamp / basic training these days but it's not for us.
SC is lovely in the summer time. Parris Island in summer? Not so much.
The heat and the training will be shock at first, no matter how well prepared he is. It's meant to be.
The young lad will do fine, and soon he will be my brother. He will be a Marine and that is forever.
Many years from now when your boy is an old man and passes away there will be Marines there at his grave side to pay respects and render military honors.
The whole beauty of MCRD (AKA - Marine Corps Boot Camp) is that it is a whole other world where time moves ever so slowly. Those that left PI or the Hotel California 10, 20, or 30 years ago would be surprised at how little has changed and how much of the training they could still relate to and understand.
MCRD is still right there for the first step of the Marine Corps mission, 1) make Marines and 2) win battles.
smitty
ochmude said:What battalion is he in? The three battalions have different colors (1st=red, 2nd=yellow, 3rd=blue) and parents often wear clothing of that color on Graduation Day.
What about 4th?
Tell him I said "He's a pussy if he doesn't go to Jump School!"
Did I stutter? I said the three battalions have different colors
It's not necessarily the end of the road for him. If it's an injury that he can heal from he can get another chance.