Parris Island here I come... - Page 2

RocketCutlass · 03-28-2010, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Landshark

Here let me help get you ready!

Thanks for serving our country............Please stay safe.

LMAO!!! If I hear things like that come out of the DI's mouth I will have to choke myself.

RocketCutlass · 03-28-2010, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Malice

THIS.

AND.... When it's late in day two of the crucible and you're cold, tired, hungry and broke, just remember this:

Swingin' in the air wing..............is King!

Elaborate?

SScattergunSS · 03-28-2010, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Hopper

I wasn't in the corp, but I want to salute you for your decision. This country needs more young people like you. I want to be the first one on Camaro5 to officially thank you for your decision and your service to our great country!

Hear, Hear! :flag2:

Mac the Knife · 03-28-2010, 08:33 AM

its been over 30 years since my 13 week vacation at PI, but i'm sure there still there, the nasty buggers. DO NOT KILL THE SAND FLEAS. DI's love the sand fleas, if you harm one, you will truly regret it. congradulations on being accepted for training and give it your all.

tjd24 · 03-28-2010, 10:08 AM

Thanks for your Service to our Country - be safe.

2000v6 · 03-28-2010, 10:40 AM

Thanks for your service to the country

2000v6 · 03-28-2010, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Landshark

Here let me help get you ready!

Thanks for serving our country............Please stay safe.

Looks like a good vacation, but I'd be talking back the entire time

Brokinarrow · 03-28-2010, 10:43 AM

Boot camp is just as much a mental challenge as it is physical. The DIs will mess with you and punish you for things that may not make sense. Just remember that their 'punishment' is really just making you stronger. Also, don't be afraid to go to sick call if you have to. You WILL get sick, even with all the penicillin they will pump into you. A few recruits in my platoon refused to go to sick call, developed pneumonia, and had to be dropped to a later platoon (meaning they stayed in bootcamp an extra couple weeks). Don't try to go for every little cough (obviously) but if you think it could be serious, go, no matter how much your DIs chastise you for it. What MOS are you going in to out of curiosity?

silverfox · 03-28-2010, 11:29 AM

Watch out for the alligators that hang around behind the messhall. They get in the trash cans looking for food.

Number 3 · 03-28-2010, 11:47 AM

Outstanding! Thank you for making this decision and serving our great country.

RocketCutlass · 03-28-2010, 03:01 PM

Thank you everyone for the kind words once again, I'm not used to this lol. I told them what I wanted which was either aviation mechanics or avionics technitian. I'll be happy with any mechanics job really. I figured since I can diagnose and fix cars in my sleep it's time to learn a new type of vehicle lol.

ShnOmac · 03-28-2010, 07:30 PM

Good luck Devil Dog!

Zieke · 03-28-2010, 10:19 PM

well im an Aircrewman in the Navy. ive been training with and talking with marines my enitre time so far.

it is hard. but its not impossible. you will face tough challenges. but in the end its all in your head. if you want to finish, you will.

However, heres some of the true shit you will have to deal with in PI. enjoy.

Road_Warrior85 · 03-28-2010, 10:22 PM

Hey thats awesome... I'm glad to hear you made that decision. I was trying to find that thread where I had talked to you before a while back, but never could find it again.

Who is your recruiter?

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Originally Posted by chapinville

Best advice I can give, for boot camp only, stand in the middle and shut up. If you have a dumb question... someone else will have it also, let them ask. If you have to pee, someone else will have to pee worse, let them ask. etc. The DI's always punish the first few that ask the really dumb questions. Don't be one of them.

I disagree completely.

First off... If you have to pee... then ask. Too many grown ass men piss on themselves up there because they are chicken shit and afraid to ask the Drill Instructor. I'm sure you have a great Recruiter, and he should prepare you mentally and physically. He should also teach you how to talk to drill instructors.
I dont let anybody ship to boot camp without knowing how to ask permision to make a head call (go pee)

Also, do not stand in the middle and shut up. FIrst of all, you dont get to choose where in line you stand. Second, if you try to sneak through, you are only hurting yourself.
Now that platoons are only 35 people, I can assure you... you will not sneak through quietly. No you dont have to be gung ho volunteering and trying to be everything... but Marines are the best for the reason. We want to be the best. So keep that in mind. You have a long legacy to live up to.

So are you going to the state pool function Saturday the 3rd?
I will be there. Always nice to meet another Camaro fan, not to mention future Marine.

03-28-2010, 08:33 AM	#18
Mac the Knife Drives: 10 ss/rs 13 ram Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: on swing shift Posts: 105	its been over 30 years since my 13 week vacation at PI, but i'm sure there still there, the nasty buggers. DO NOT KILL THE SAND FLEAS. DI's love the sand fleas, if you harm one, you will truly regret it. congradulations on being accepted for training and give it your all. Last edited by Mac the Knife; 03-28-2010 at 08:58 AM. Reason: spelling

03-28-2010, 10:08 AM	#19
tjd24 Thank you Oshawa/St.Cats! Drives: was 2010 2LT RS 2G1FC1EV4A9103434 Join Date: May 2009 Location: NW NJ Posts: 3,481 View My Garage	Thanks for your Service to our Country - be safe. __________________ #3434 Born 4-15-2009, Delivered 5-22-2009 BBOMG 2/3/4 - Traded-in 8/31/2019:

03-28-2010, 10:43 AM	#22
Brokinarrow Drives: 2012 Honda NC700x Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Indianola, IA Posts: 5,317 View My Garage	Boot camp is just as much a mental challenge as it is physical. The DIs will mess with you and punish you for things that may not make sense. Just remember that their 'punishment' is really just making you stronger. Also, don't be afraid to go to sick call if you have to. You WILL get sick, even with all the penicillin they will pump into you. A few recruits in my platoon refused to go to sick call, developed pneumonia, and had to be dropped to a later platoon (meaning they stayed in bootcamp an extra couple weeks). Don't try to go for every little cough (obviously) but if you think it could be serious, go, no matter how much your DIs chastise you for it. What MOS are you going in to out of curiosity? __________________

03-28-2010, 11:47 AM	#24
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,301 View My Garage	Outstanding! Thank you for making this decision and serving our great country. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

03-28-2010, 10:40 AM	#20
2000v6 Drives: 2003 m3, 2000 camaro v6, 2004 s4 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: ny Posts: 1,125 View My Garage	Thanks for your service to the country

03-28-2010, 11:29 AM	#23
silverfox Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: portsmouth,va. Posts: 502 View My Garage	Watch out for the alligators that hang around behind the messhall. They get in the trash cans looking for food.

03-28-2010, 03:01 PM	#25
RocketCutlass Property USMC Drives: 95 Caprice 9C1 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Camp Lejeune Posts: 476 View My Garage	Thank you everyone for the kind words once again, I'm not used to this lol. I told them what I wanted which was either aviation mechanics or avionics technitian. I'll be happy with any mechanics job really. I figured since I can diagnose and fix cars in my sleep it's time to learn a new type of vehicle lol.

03-28-2010, 07:30 PM	#26
ShnOmac Drives: 2006 Silverado SS, 2009 G8 GT Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 13,313	Good luck Devil Dog!