for anyone that has gone through Marine Boot camp. Please share your experiences. Im 16 and in 2 years planning on joining the Marines.

i think the Marines on this site would agree that trying to put experiences with the DI's and other ppl on the MCRD's is impossible unless you are talking to someone who has been there. No offense but you just don't know. things that are funny about it to us you won't get and the things that were done to us for a purpose that we see now you won't see until it happes to you. trust me you will understand when you put your feet on those Yellow Footprints.

thanks

Originally Posted by implicature

i think the Marines on this site would agree that trying to put experiences with the DI's and other ppl on the MCRD's is impossible unless you are talking to someone who has been there. No offense but you just don't know. things that are funny about it to us you won't get and the things that were done to us for a purpose that we see now you won't see until it happes to you. trust me you will understand when you put your feet on those Yellow Footprints.

Outstanding Post Marine.

Im really involved in my JROTC at my school, which unfortunately has to be Air Force but anyways, and usually people laugh at me because of the uniform i have to wear, (blues.) but i dont give a where will they be in 3 years? flippin hamburgers at burger king, and when i tell everyone that i want to be a United States Marine and they say im stupid, because ill go over in Iraq and get killed and no one will give a , and ill be a million miles from home... that, i want to be proud of myself, and i want to be part of something bigger than y self that contributes to society.

as was stated in a wonderful poem somewhere around here, they are the sheep. let them be sheep. dont expect anything from the sheep, you will be disappointed if you do. you are entering a profession where the knowledge that you did the job well and right and protected others who never know what you are doing will be prehaps your greatest reward. enjoy what you do but dont expect anything from anyone

i never depend on anything. i wont ask for help even if i cant do it myself.

I agree.
You just have to be there. I know I sort of wrote about my experience at RoK Marine boot camp but it doesn't really do justice to the whole experience.
Want to know what it's like? You're going to have to join and find out.

i plan on joining in 2-3 years. straight out of high school.

Originally Posted by Locke

as was stated in a wonderful poem somewhere around here, they are the sheep. let them be sheep. dont expect anything from the sheep, you will be disappointed if you do. you are entering a profession where the knowledge that you did the job well and right and protected others who never know what you are doing will be prehaps your greatest reward. enjoy what you do but dont expect anything from anyone

You know where I could find that poem?