The real question, of course, is how do you turn marines back into civilians.

We need to shout Marines back into civilians. "You will stop having PTSD and not be homeless!" _Sir, yes, sir!_

"There's no "I" in Marine", spoken like a true marine

I think the most useful reason for the incessant yelling is, because of the fact of being sleep deprived, it helps to keep recruits awake and alert. The worst thing in training is the classroom learning because it was brutal trying to stay awake

if screaming at civilians turns them into marines then does whispering at marines turn them into civilians ?

Step 1: Feed them crayons

The best takeaway from bootcamp is that screaming solves everything. Works great when reentering civilian life.

"It's worth noting that no one is ever physically touched by the DI's." This is false. They arent supposed to, but they do. I didn't experience anything too painful, but they certainly do "touch" you. I heard from a friend that in his platoon a kid was kicked in the chest because he fell asleep sitting down one time, and he was head butted another time.

The civilians: suffering The cameraman: *I have never felt such immunity*

I was always immune to the yelling, and saw it as part of the game. I would always stare at the area between the eyes and slightly above. My senior (SDI) appeared to have caught on and would instead talk to me in a low voice up close. Maybe he assumed I was blocking out the yelling even though I wasnt. I just decided to not react to it. I remember one recruit getting dogged out in a corner of the squad bay. Poor recruit jumped back in fear when a DI got on him. The DI quickly took him aside and in a low voice told him to not be scared, and jump back like that. He told him he was not going to hit him, and he didnt need to react in that manner. The DI was annoyed the recruit would overreact like that. That moment really humanized the DIs for me, and confirmed the mental game I had assumed all along.

I know what I went through in Boot Camp in ‘68 and it was an experience, to say the least. Back then, we were hit by our DIs, among other types of abuse and I just saw it as a part of Marine Boot Camp. My dad was in Boot Camp in ‘38 and while he never spoke of his time in the Marines or his time in the South Pacific or the 8 years he served, I can’t imagine what Boot Camp was like back then. He passed before I turned 17, so he never got to see me join.

I was FMF corpsman. Attached to the infantry. I had great plans for my naval career. Sending me to the infantry derailed all that. I made great friends, I have mad respect for marines, and I have fond memories of my 3 years with them. However, I was dysfunctional when I got out. The first sergeant spoke with a handful of us getting out soon. Our transition consisted of him berating us )in formation) that we would amount to very little and we would be back in the SUCK within a year. It has taken almost 4 decades to recover - and I’m still not ok. I used to ponder the _”some gave all, and all gave some”_ claim, wondering what I gave. I never saw combat. It was the quiet of the Reagan years. I treated combat-like traumas. Marines do stupid things. But that was the worst of it. I gave 5 years of time? Ok. But those 5 years would have gone by regardless of what I was doing. It took a long time to realize that I had become a jarhead. My head was opened up, my brains were scrambled and the lid put back on. I recognize now that I had PTSD when I first got out. (I’ve dealt with that.) I treated my kids like they were in bootcamp. I’m always _’on’_ and paying attention. I avoid crowds. I have difficulty forming healthy relationships. i propose that 30 days before detachment an enlisted man is transferred to a detachment company. He wears civies. He attends classes. He gets his exit physical and he’s slowly transitioned back to the world. _once a marine, always a marine_ is true. But it does not have to include the negative effects of serving.

I legit thought that drill sergeant was gonna pass out of screaming

"The DI's never physically touch a marine" A DI bit my dad's thumb because he didn't salute the right way . . .

4:27 So when I was doing this drill, when they activated the CS gas, all over your body wherever skin was exposed you felt an intense burning sensation. They instructed us to remove our masks and I immediately squatted down thinking that smoke rises but I was wrong, the CS gas was everywhere, and in retrospect probably more concentrated towards the ground since that's where the canister was. Anyways I was promptly lifted and slammed against the wall by a (DI) drill instructor. Everyone was coughing, eyes watering, noses running. There was a guy who bolted for the exit and I shit you not, was clotheslined by a DI and promptly put back into place. It felt like you were breathing needles. We all had to take our masks off and one at a time say our name and a couple other things, like maybe our weapon serial number or social security number, I cant remember exactly what we had to say but we couldn't put our masks back on and leave until everyone said their info. I distinctly remember afterwards that I'd rather sit in jail for a month then have to breath that shit for 10 minutes. Even when you got out you still felt the burn. We were instructed not to touch our faces. I can't remember if they sprayed us down with a solution to neutralize the gas or not but I do remember that it sucked MAJOR ASS!

"During bootcamp, no-one is physically touched by the DI." I saw one of the other guys in my dorm get his head bashed against a white-board for not following instructions.

I always wonder how their throats feel after yelling so much

As a veteran of the Marine Corps and a mentor to future Marines for about 15 years, I clicked on this video thinking it was gonna be a lot of nonsense. To my surprise it is well done and mostly accurate. The isolation isn't as bad as the video makes it seem and only those on the west coast's MCRD San Diego will have to do those uphill hikes. And to make it very clear, ANYONE who ships to boot camp can become a Marine if they want it bad enough seeing as the purpose of boot camp is to pass you and not to fail you. Most who fail boot camp do so due to injury and not because it was too hard. And there is no "special" type of person that becomes a Marine. Ask any honest Marine and they will tell you the USMC is made up of all sorts of characters the same way a police force, sports team, Home Depot crew, etc etc is made up of all sorts of characters.

I had my shares of being yelled at. The Drill Instructors knew which Recruits to strengthen more than others. To be quite honest, I'm beyond blessed I had the Drill Instructors I had when I went to Boot Camp. They never gave up on me and I never gave up them, nor myself. I may have only done 8 active years as a Marine, they were the best years of my life. Semper Fi to all of my Marine Brothers and Sisters; Active, Former, Reserve, and Deceased. We all earned the Title. We are the Few, the Proud and we are Marines.

I spent 14 years in the Army and basic training is such a small part of what you experience. Its like having a college age kid and thinking back about that time you had to wake up every few hours when they were a baby or had to change diapers. You just kind of shrug it off about the well that kinda sucked but pretty much everything else was pretty awesome and you wouldn't give up the total experience for anything. Once you make it thru basic and your MOS job training you get promoted back to human with a full time job and you live a normal life again... until you need to go back to another difficult school for your career.

"It's all about not quitting" Proceeds to make everyone want to quit as fast as possible

They warned us on the first day why they would be yelling at us. To condition us against stress. Because it was better to snap in boot camp than it was to snap out in the field, where people would be depending on us. I encountered more stress during my first marriage, years later. Didn't lose that anxiety until I retired.

It's not that complicated; it's about acclimatization to pressure with the added bonus of consciously and subconsciously learning to do things "the Marine way" being made into one of the best ways to manage/reduce that pressure. Whether it makes for better soldiers, it turns out the product the Marines thinks it wants, which is really all that matters within an organization which doesn't really question itself and allows few others to question it.

I remember doing a slow jog one morning for PT in AIT at Fort Lee, VA. I remember it was a slow jog because I wasn’t focused on my breathing that morning and was looking around at my environment instead. I watched a Marine unit also doing PT. They were running with rucks (also a slow jog), but one Marine wasn’t keeping up. His DI kicked him in the chest with a front thrust, knocking him off his feet completely. I remember being grateful that Army DIs do not put hands on their recruits.

What always amazes me is how the DIs can do all of that yelling, constantly, yet actually NOT be angry. You gotta admit, THAT'S impressive.

Marine training: Nonstop screaming, getting smoked, and insults Cadet training: Only time time you’ll hear a cadre member raise their voice is to make themselves heard, I’ve never even heard of a cadet getting smoked, and the closest thing to an insult you'll hear from cadre is "You can do better than that."

As a Marine and subscriber I am personally love the way you made this video! Thank you sir

By far the most all around accurate and summed up explanation Marine Corps of boot camp that I've seen on KZfaq.

If you're looking at this getting prepared to go to bootcamp, listen up. The hardest day in the entirety of bootcamp isn't a crucible day. It isn't the first day, it's not final drill or initial drill. It's CARRY day. Somewhere between phase 1 and 2 you'll be told to grab your war belt, Kevlar, and canteen and to go outside to a field near your squad bay (or inside your squad bay if it's too hot out, you'll have to move your racks to the walls) You will then be forced to perform combat carries for about 6 hours straight. Then you'll go to chow, and then do it some more. PLEASE HYDRATE. We had more recruits pass out on that day than any other. If you're short, you'll be pair up with a tall person and have to carry them. If you're tall you'll be with someone taller. It's a shit show, easily the worst day.

Mr Beast should do a “becoming a marine for 24 hours” video

I will start a training in the bulgarian army soon . Thank you for the video.

One of my favorite memories of MCRD San Diego in the fall of 1990 was having to take “cattle cars” to the navy boot camp while our chow hall was under renovation. As we stood silently in formation at parade rest waiting for our ride back to MCRD one evening, our drill instructor called us to attention as the navy recruits walked by on the way back to their barracks. We were commanded “right face” and had to respond “cock and drive” as we executed the movement. The sound of nearly 100 Marine recruits sounding off that response after standing in silence all those minutes caused some passing navy recruits (female by their voices) to scream as we startled them.

Having served as a former DI back in 2000 and going in as a recruit in the early 90s, it was great to see this video and having flashbacks of seeming the island. Shoutout to Tootie the barber at 2:10, a Parris Island legend cutting hair for more than 20 years.

The Finnish Defence Forces Jaeger Brigade was relax, we werent screamed at unless we were in range with earprotection or if someone fucked up bad, the DIs were chill, on the first week after getting our RK-62s, there were cases of accidental fire but the DIs walked up to the guy and just slid the gun to safety and reminded of the safety rules

this will be me in a month, these videos are helpful for getting me excited rather than indifferent

I'll be shipping to bootcamp november, im frickin excited.

My most emotional moments were watching my parents pass away after a long, happy life. My second most emotional moment was having SDI SSgt Leanos placing my EGA in my hand July 1st, 2003. Before, it was always "this recruit," but that emblem was earned.

They don't do well getting back to civilian life. My father was a Marine, and I could not stand being around him. For 60 years.

Scary as hell at the time, but one of the best decisions I ever made! Thanks for creating this video.

"It's worth noting that no one is ever physically touched by the DI's." I have multiple buddies who went through Parris Island who have some insane stories that don't exactly support that lol

Alright, so my dad is a Marine. I am going to send him this video then ask if all of this is what he experienced. I will get back to you with an "Edit:" saying if it was accurate or not Edit: he said it was accurate Second Edit: He also said that there was a couple things left out like getting your wisdom teeth pulled out, all the shots like the "peanut butter" shot in the butt for medical and the fantastic cuisine you have to wolf down.

I serve in Ukrainian Army for 3 month since the russian invasion to my homeland. And here nobody never yells to anybody. As my colonel said: nobody is higher or lower in Ukrainian Army, we all just have different tasks. That makes the atmosphere of friendship and brotherhood for all of us and everyone trusts to everybody. I think it's really important goal and it really works.

Proudest I have ever been in my life of anything or anyone...including myself, my daughter, my brother, etc. was to watch my step-son graduate "Globe and Anchor" at MCRD San Diego after knowing vaguely as sideline observer in another place, state, and situation...of everything he had been through and accomplished! Semper Fi. Marines...put simply...are the best!

Wasnt a fan of your thumbnails but NCD said to give you a go and im glad i did.

"Never actually touched by The DIs" *me remembering watching someone getting kicked in the chest during bootcamp* 🤔

“No one should be forced into it” The Vietnam draft wants to know your location

I used to think it was the gunshots that damaged the ears of so many in the military (debilitating tinnitus is very common), but maybe the screaming contributes too. Screaming into someones ear can definitely cause permanent damage.

Royal Marines: 32 weeks brutal training, only shouting when necessary and actually leading recruites in a calm commanding manner. US Marines: unintelligible screeching for 12 weeks

So you're put through hell while being shouted at and demeaned, fed poorly and deprived of sleep. If you make it through, you earn the privilege of being sent to war. Oh boy, where do I sign up?

Former DI here. 2nd Bn Echo Co, 2013-2016. This is pretty accurate, for what’s shown. Edit: I know a few of the hats in the video. We did it better at Parris Island, though. Just saying.

It was such a good video

Getting yelled by the Drill Instructor also makes your mentality better and it also builds up your character.

"You Improvise, You Adapt,You Overcome." ~ Clint Eastwood

I did the PLC route when I went to Marine OCS in Quantico so I actually had to do two 6 week "bootcamps" in the summer of 2006 and 2007. Absolutely cherished my times in the Marines, served till 2011 with two deployments to Afghanistan. Pretty awesome to see a couple of my buddies now being Majors when we first started out as boot Lieutenants.

In the UK we were run ragged but any shouting was generally encouragement unless you did something really stupid. We were more thinking soldiers, rather than automatons who ran at bullets. A lot is probably down to the starting educational level and quality of the recruit. The shouting and bawling bewilders me. Still the US Marines did storm places like Iwo Jima, Tarawa and Okinawa in WW2 and you can only salute and admire the bravery of those guys. It's a lot to live up to and they were and are effective soldiers.

I thoroughly enjoyed boot camp because I had been in several Jr boot camps in various cadet programs as a kid. So I viewed it as just part of the game/training/challenge to stay focused under pressure.

My grandfather fought on the Eastern front in WW2 as a volunteer in the Waffen SS. After the war he migrated to the US. I once watched a documentary about how marines are trained with him and he was astonished as to how much the recruits were mentally abused. Then he explained how nothing like that happened to him or was even necessary because in the society he grew up in discipline and these values were already instilled in the youth.

Wasn't a Marine. I will tell you when I left Basic Training though and went to my technical school across the street that it was almost surreal how "large" the basic training area felt during basic. You see it from the outside and it was just a few buildings but while inside those building every little step outside your dorm had some form of risk associated with it. I can only imagine how a prisoner feels when they leave prison and see the facility from the outside.

I've shined those Brass doors that you're only supposed to enter once. Spit shined.scream shined. Anything shined. Even when I was leaving the island. I always kept those doors shined. Bless any body that walks through then to become Marines.

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Those DI's probably have severe hoarse throats from doing that so much

Been there - I still remember my arrival at MCRD Parris Island SC in September 1967 - I remember it every time I go through airport security and see those yellow footprints on the deck of the scanning machine. But the pride on the day of graduation almost makes up for the pain. "Semper Fi" to all of my brother and sister Marines!

I went through the Australian regular army training for 12 and half weeks at Kapooka NSW back in the 90's. Arrived by bus on a Wednesday early evening where everything was relatively calm asides from a 2am fire drill. The first 4 days was pretty much induction/admin stuff, the real shit began on the first Monday morning. A mate of mine held the rank of Captain, before I joined he told me not to take shouting and swearing personally which was easy for me because I like it when foul language and verbal abuse are turned into an art form. The fulltime army has the best teaching methods you could ever hope for that yoiu caertainly dont realise at the time.

So much respect for these soldiers. Imagine the courage and guts it takes to VOLUNTEER yourself into this. To all military personnel, Thank you!

2:31 I had that DI in my barracks during my training lol, he came from Lejeune. He was always talking how our final weeks wasn't as bad as camp Lejeune's till he had to make that 20 mile hike up the mountain. Dude was on all fours crawling up that mountain in the rain with full gear. That satisfaction was amazing.

My grandfather was a DI at Paris Island. It was always my understanding they yell at recruits to get them used to functioning normally while undergoing trauma. That and the simple fact that in battle communication is of utmost importance so you establish a baseline where everybody talks loudly.

Well its true that Marines, SAS and GROM all are op and have their own ways of training but allow me to tell about the training of a gc(gentleman cadet) of NDA. There is this camp called ROVERS, in 4th term of NDA.(ALL GCS ARE AGE GRP OF 18-20)During this time the GCs are no allowed to sleep for around 6 to 7 days. Here is an experience from quora if you would like you can read:- "Camp Rovers : Boys to Men Camp "Rovers" took place in the 4th term of NDA. This camp has the unique distinction of being classified as one of the toughest camps in the world for the age group. It was a camp where the "thin" kids gloves used during camp Greenhorn were totally discarded and the only aim of this camp was to show us the limits of endurance of our body and mind. It was held on the hills surrounding the Khadakvasla lake. These hills were mostly barren and dry with a splattering of thorny bushes. This terrain, coupled with the heat of the month of May, made for a heady cocktail. No wonder that "ROVERS" was lovingly called "Ragda Over the Vast & Endless Ranges of Sahyadri"...... How apt. Map reading woes By this term we had matured to the ways of the Academy and our physical conditioning was superb...... But....... for most of us the map still appeared as a document generated by the "Enigma" coding machine of Hitler's army. Our map reading practice was carried out on the hills around the NDA campus, the layout of which we as it is knew by heart and by lungs (x-country practice zindabad). A few of us, as usual, where somewhat aligned towards reading maps and could navigate with a little decency. These map reading stalwarts, some of whom were involved in the navigation debacle of "camp Greenhorn", were designated as map readers for "Rovers". Their past was neither forgotten nor forgiven, the fear of God was instilled in them by rest of the course mates using threats to life and limb. The camp started as usual with full Josh and exuberance. We were transported to the camp site on buses and were immediately put on task setting up the camp. Some training was given to refresh our survival and navigation skills. The first couple of marches went off well. The third day was a route march of almost 25 kms . We were transported to the start point on vehicles. At the start point we were given the coordinates of the first check point (CP). The map readers went into a huddle and decided on a direction to follow. They led and we followed with unquestionable trust. we maintained a steady pace and reached the first two CPs in good time. At the second CP we were given the coordinates for CP 3 and as was customary the map readers spread their maps and started plotting, while the rest of us filled our water bottles and rested our legs. As usual there was some disagreement amongst the navigators regarding the next point. This time Bihari babu lost out to Khalsa Randy. He called out to us to get moving and we followed his lead. We walked for some distance and in front of us loomed a formidable rocky hill, Randy started climbing. We stopped him and asked him to confirm again before starting the climb. We opened our maps and he pointed to a magenta line and said "yar yeh ‘skyline’ marked hai aur yeh dekho CP 3 yahan skyline ke upar marked hai. We will have to climb this hill", this deduction was supported by the rest of the navigators. Our lost looks helped them quell our doubts quickly.......... and we marched on. After a great deal of effort we reached the top of the hill and faced another slope ahead. We kept climbing and climbing and climbing till we reached the actual top of the mountain (it was no longer a hill). The time was 1230h and we had been climbing for almost an hour and a half. From where we stood we could see the barren, rocky mountain top stretching as far as eye could see. Randy was all excited as he pointed out that this was the skyline marked on the map and we just had to follow that to reach the CP, and thus we continued. The afternoon sun was beating down on us mercilessly and our water supply had dwindled to critical levels. We kept following Randy's skyline for the next 2 hours, with no sign of the next CP. Our water had finished a long time ago and the thirst was getting to all of us. We caught hold of the navigation party and tried to negotiate a solution with them. We had to take some decision as we knew we could not survive long on top of this mountain without water. We spread out to search for some clue and saw a village way down in the valley, some distance away from the foothill. We reached a consensus that we had to quit our quest for CP 3 and had to climb down to survive. Having decided on the best course of action we started our descent. The descent was way more difficult than the ascent. It was a sheer slope with loose rocks, I felt like Sylvester Stallone in the movie "Cliff Hanger". Each step would send rocks flying over the ones below. Half way down we entered a large bushy patch with thorny branches. We were getting a complimentary herbal scrub over and over again, scratching our exposed skin. It was 3.00 pm and we had been moving without a drop of water for the last 2 hours in this heat and had been on the go for almost 8 hours. The effects of dehydration were setting in and tempers were running high. Someone at the end of the line shouted "यार अगर मैं map reader party तक पहुंच गया तो यह लोग नही बचेंगे"...... but the poor chap could not muster enough energy to reach them, so the map readers were safe for the moment. We finally reached the bottom of the hill and trudged towards the village. On the outskirts we came across a shallow well, the water in the well was covered with algae and had a bunch of frogs frolicking in them, just like in the fairy tale of the princess and the frog. I removed my bottle cover, cleared the surface and filled it with water. A voice from behind said "bhai, yeh pani ganda hai" .…... Ganda..... Itni der se pani ko taras raha tha, aur ab milte hi attitude..... I replied "dekh frogs saare zinda hain, unko kuch nahi hua toh humko bhi nahi hoyega..... Just bloody drink it", luckily sense prevailed and we had some water (no one kissed a frog because had the frog turned into a princess then uske liye pani kahan se laate) Rejuvenated after the drink we continued in search of CP 3. A few miles out of the village the map readers started shouting in excitement... "Oye Cp 3 mil gaya, come fast". We all ran as fast as we could and reported to the officer there, who gave us a surprised look and informed us that this was not CP 3 but CP 5..... We had missed two CPs. It was getting very late and there was a night march also planned later, so we were told to proceed directly to the finish point. The map readers remained incognito for the rest of the day. No one knew where we had gone wrong. Our squadron instructor got all of us together and burst a few blood vessels trying to get to the root of the problem. It was enlightenment for him when he caught our mistake. It seems that what the map readers had called the skyline was actually the district boundary, he explained to us that skyline can never be marked on the map. Had our water not finished we would have measured the mountain tops of the complete Sahyadri range, all thanks to our mahan navigators. The rest of the camp went of normally without any incident and we all returned wiser, with a resolve to take more interest in the map reading classes." And honestly please dont think this comment as a comparison. All military forces around the world have their own ways of operating. It was told in video that the probationers have never had experience of team work and other stuff, but when you join NDA you are expected to have these qualities at least. Thank you Jai Hind.

Honestly, I always used to think it was just a way of getting people to follow orders instantly, but the factor of tuning out distractions would be really helpful too. Still, on the whole I'm pretty happy that if we go to war my bad lungs and terrible vision will probably get me out of this training.

This video was fantastic. Thanks for sharing! I love your content. Looking forward to more!

This is typically American: "psychological retraining" ... If it works in the Marine Corps in this way, good for you but there are other ways, even very tough, to train soldiers than yelling at them like this. I have been an officer in another army where there are also very famous units, for 30 years, and I can tell you that this "method" would not work at all. It depends on the mentality and the culture. The Marines want robots, we want adherence to the cause and capacity for initiative. This doesn't prevent the recruits to obey or to face very hard training but they must feel respected as human beings anyway. If they fail they are fired and that's it. It's a different concept. In the Marines boot camp it's ... special, to say the least and the respect for the recruits doesn't appear very obvious... Let me be clear: I'm not saying that the Marines basic training is bad but it's probably just consistent with American mindset. Eventually, the Marines are good indeed but not better than other good military units. What is true for some people is not systematically good for others. Just my opinion ...

Marines are the toughest branch of the service; their basic training is longer than the Army, Navy, or Air Force. But they all serve America as a unit, just in different ways.

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Boot camp is honestly not that hard if youre trippin out about it, just do what youre told you get 3 meals a day and a bed. Receiving week is the worst of it.

You really havent lived without experiencing adults threatening to beat the shit out of you or kill you. This coming from people who were no doubt capable of, but seemed just a very slight push to motivate them to do it. These guys will go the whole 3 months without breaking character, its wildly impressive and blurs that line of this is a show or act. They cant be that intense about everything. But they are, and the way it affects recruits for a good amount of time in boot camp is strange. Adjusted and capable people will say and do some dumb dumb things. Theres not a funnier place that your not allowed to laugh at on the planet 😂😂😂

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Bro - Not what you think: you just keep pumping out short and informative videos, always info I didn't already know. Well done sir. Please keep it up.

The brotherhood and sense of being part of something larger than yourself is truly a wonderful thing. God forbid you have to see real combat, but even if and when you do you know your brothers are there with you.

8:36, well said. As physically capable and healthy as I am, the military, and especially the Marine Core is TOUGH in every way imaginable, and I doubt that my abilities would make the cut.

Bootcamp is the best school than any young man/woman will ever be in. I wish we had a bootcamp outside the military & "Required" for everyone. I still remember some of the brothers from 50 years ago in bootcamp. We drilled, we choked on gas and we learned to work together like a family. Shalom

honestly, i think this guy is the most accurate bootcamp video ive seen. all the big ones like Vice or others really just dont do a good job. this is just how i remembered it

I'm a marine I've had a hell of a time transferring back to civilian life. and "never" touched by the DI's ok cool story man. Blood washes out of the rain room pretty quick.

Marines 05-09 “There’s no I in Marine” LMAO!!!!!

Hi, i’m in the ARMY, the yelling helps a lot to be focused on things, specially on simple stuff.

Some European militaries are among the best-trained in the world (British, German, French), and there is no crazy yelling there. It is a strange American tradition (especially in the Marine corps). It’s very annoying and there’s no way the drill instructors can be mentally healthy, playing such a role for years.

After being at MCRDSD for 6 months in 2013 (I got sick) I remember realizing at graduation week that I never had physical contact with a DI. It was surprising, I think most of us were expecting to get the shit kicked out of us but it turns out they were able to transform us from shitty high school students without ever needing to even touch us. After hearing about what goes on at PI compared to SD, it seems like the commands at SD are a lot more involved than the ones at PI. We saw at least one officer almost everyday who would pull random recruits to probe and see if the DIs were doing anything they shouldn’t be. Years later I put in a DI package and they sent back orders to Recruiting school. Good times.

This might be the funniest thumbnail on KZfaq. If I had a ‘90s-style hardcore band, this would be our flyer. The amount of crazy shit-talking that took place here would make Rudy Ray Moore blush.

I grew up in an Irish family. Yelling at me is literally the quickest way to make me bust out laughing.

8:25 - 8:34 I never knew I was being trained as a marine since childhood, good to know it was all worth it in the end to be twice the marine you could ever be

Yelling does not just get recruits accustomed to stress. It also breaks down any internal resistance they have to orders. Mindless obedience becomes their life. That's why soldiers are so adept at carrying out heinous acts: "I was just following orders."

To all that went through this, I salute you.

I finished the crucible with tendinitis in my ankle back in February 2006. It was rough but it was worth it! Semper Fi!!!!!!

Damn I miss this. Only the ones that did it, understand why you’d miss it.

The perfect bed making is purposeful as well. That what you start and end your day with something perfectly made and it inspires you to complete more tasks.

The contrast of this compared to my own life is insane. I could never do shit like this myself, hell, I cry if anyone raises their voice at me. It's extremely impressive and really gives me some perspective.

-SIR! The trans platoon have taken 80% casualties! -WE HAVENT DEPLOYED YET PRIVATE -SHUT UP AND KISS ME SIR!

War is loud. In war time, you have to scream to be heard. It’s about hearing and understanding the command, not the apparent “tone of voice” or “attitude” that one may perceive. It’s really that simple. They are preparing you for the stress and loudness of war.

I join the Marines and it was okay...ups and downs but I'm glad I joined. But, it's like the NFL... You're only as good as your last PFT or annual rifle scores and when your body gives out you're eventually shown the door. "Thank you for your service." Semper Fi.

Damn, makes me want to get in there!

look I know Marines like to give each other shit based on what side you came in on.. (PARRIS ISLAND here) but I gotta admit looking back after being out for 10 years, the BootCamp is the hardest thing you will do in your young life especially if you are a 18 year old kid like most of us. We actually did this shit.. you earned that EGA. Much love to all my sisters and brothers. raaah