hello, this is my first post and i just got out of boot and still on RA. look, i just went through the crucible a couple weeks ago and it really wasnt that bad. dont get me wrong its hella hard and demands its respect. the sleep issue, something about sleeping 4hrs and then waking, you get through all your sleep cycle and when i woke up i was fully awake and rearing to go. well for the first half of the day anyways. then you eat some chow to get you trhough the rest. all you have to do is stay motivated and youll be fine, yeah youll get tired but knowing that you only have....1 day left or whatever it is helps. i didnt really have any problems on the crucible but there are those that struggle and those are the ones that we learn team work w/, Marines never leave a man behind so even if your dead tired you drag them out. the worst part was when we got a casualty, carrying dead weight sucks. and its also not cool to thinkn that someone in your PLT just died even knowing there pretending, you think that it can happen as easily as a drill instructor pointing and saying you died. they only make casualties when the person would have died.
now by the time you get to the crucible you are almost done, its new, now we have 2 weeks left and about 3 tests right after (BN inspect, Prac App., 171 written). all are pretty easy and you dont claim the title until you pass them all.
i can think of one thing that was harder then the crucible...even though it was just to get us into shape for the crucible....scuzzbrush 500. pretty much you go back and forth across the squad bay w/ a scuzzbrush until the DI gets tired. its intense but it also builds teamwork.
well if you have any Q's about boot camp email me at
Milidar@gmail.com i just got out and i have until monday being home, after that is MCT and then i head to pensacola where i will have my comp again and i will be able to answer Q's about MCT.