Irish

Yes im a newbie on these boards but It dosen't matter to me.

Leaving monday for Parris Island. Date was upped by a week due to another poolee's fawk up. Pretty excited about it. Was in excellent physical shape up untill a week ago. Flu took its toll on me. Will be sent to lejune for my Mos training. Will be an electrician. Anything I should look out for in SC?
Eager to leave now.

97blkz

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Look out for pissed of DI's, sandfleas and shitty chow! When your done it's 110% worth it!


Semper Fi!

Urban Legend

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Shut your mouth, do what you are told to do, be positive, and blend in. This from a former Drill Sergeant. Everything else will fall into place after that.

gyrene2003

aye sir all day for three months, learn it, live it love it

camaroguy_02

air power

gyrene2003

seper fi and good luck!!!!!!!!!!

aggiez28

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get your address to someone so they can post it on here. we can send ya some "care packages"

Richiec77

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That sums it up perfectly.

Oh yeah. Try and get an Addy out to us. Care packages are great to get when the suck'ins bad.

Take care and have fun. It may seem shitty or stupid, but it really never is. It's all for a purpose. Remember it all. To some it's a once in a lifetime scenerio.

blackws69

what ever you do DO NOT SCRATCH OR KILL ANY SAND FLEES. even if you think they aint looking they can see you.

blackfang

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Good luck and do what your told immediately! This is from a Marine(93-03) and a current Drill Sergeant.

msgZ28

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Good luck man! It's all mental, you just can't let the BS get to you. There will be lots of it. Stay positive and stay motivated and you won't have any problems. Like 97blkz and blackws69 said, don't kill any sand fleas! I'm a hollywood Marine so I didn't have to deal with them, but that is all the Paris Island boots talk about, having to find the sand flea they killed and such. Again, good luck and Semper Fidelis!

Irish

Thanks for the support and advice . Will leave sand flea's alone.

slowpoke96z28

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yeah, and let us know who your drill instructors are after you leave recieving(they still have recieving days right?). we might know some of them.

slowpoke96z28

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yeah but they never humped hills so tall you looked DOWN and saw clouds.

97blkz

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Just shitty sand and swamps that were cake walks. oh and the time we had a flash flood was fun!

msgZ28

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This is true. From what I have seen, the hollywood Marines are generally a little tougher and the east coast Marines have a little more discipline. Those hills are no joke. WTF was that big one called anyway? I can't believe I forgot something like that. I'm sure it will come back to me, but still, never thought I would forget that. I still remember my D. I.'s names and the guys that were in the racks closest to mine, but not the name of that ******* hill. I feel stupid now.

msgZ28

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Ha! It was the reaper. I remembered as soon as I left post one to escort the cleaning ladies.

blackws69

which one mt ************, old smokey, recon ridge. take your pick either way they all sucked ***.

5150Z28

Man, I remember having to hump up all those damn mountains at Camp Pendleton. Got you in shape, that's for sure.

USMC 1992 - 1997

msgZ28

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They did all suck ***. The one I was thinking of was the reaper. Out in Okinawa on Hanson you also have porkchop. Not quite the same because you don't hump it but that is a shitty run. Also, in Quantico they have a mean hill that ******* lasts forever not a half mile from the barraks. That is probably the hardest run I have ever done.