The Decision To Become a U.S. Marine

By John Canfield


Congratulations on your conclusion to become a United States Marine. It will be undoubtedly one of the most noteworthy choices you have made, and will make for the rest of your lifetime. It's not an easy path, and not everyone who begins it, will complete it.

On your journey, you will gain experiences and memories that will probably last a lifetime. You will experience happiness, dismay, exhilaration, monotony, exhilaration, and exhaustion. You will create bonds of trust that you will carry with you for the rest of your entire lifetime. You're going to become more confident, mature, physically and mentally strong, and build a mindset of never giving up and mission achievement.

Let there be no misunderstanding. Us Marine Corps Recruit Training is the nation's most difficult military boot camp. It's longer in duration than any of the other services'. If you successfully pass the initial cut and arrive at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island or possibly Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, you'll find yourself in a world that you never could've thought. You will be sent to your boundaries of mental and physical exhaustion. . .and you then will be pushed beyond those.

During bootcamp you're going to begin to see a change in your self. Initially challenges, discomfort, hurdles, and friction will be things that keep you from thinking you can accomplish a task or objective. As time goes on, you will welcome those adversities because you recognize you're no longer the civilian you left behind when you stepped foot on the yellow footprints. You're on your way to earning the title and experiencing the change that lasts forever. If you graduate, you'll have gained the right to wear the coveted Eagle, Globe, and Anchor and the opportunity to call yourself "Marine".

After your graduation, you will be offered the opportunity to take 10 days of post graduation, or "boot" leave ahead of reporting to the School of Infantry. All Infantry Marines will report to Infantry Training Battalion, and all non-Infantry Marines will report to Marine Combat Training Battalion. Infantry Training Battalion is just about 8 weeks in length, and Marine Combat Training Battalion is somewhere around Four weeks long. Upon graduation from ITB, the vast majority of Infantry Marines will report to the Fleet Marine Forces. A small number of others will report to Light Armored Vehicle Crewman's Course, or Basic Reconnaissance Course. All of the non-Infantry Marines will report to their follow-on Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Schools.




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