Charles Oropallo joins the USMC PFC (Private First Class) Charles Oropallo on the parade deck just after his USMC boot camp graduation from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina. Photo by Arlene deSousa. Charles left high school to join the United States Marine Corps....
Please don’t tell my baby that I call him my baby. He will become seriously annoyed, and that sort of attitude’s not good at boot camp. * * * Now I’ll be the first to admit that my son has had a much,muchharder first week than I did,although it’s difficult for me to ad...
The recruit training matrix shows what your recruit is doing each day of boot camp. Here's a break down of each week at MCRD San Diego and Parris Island.
Prepare to be treated as if you are worthless.If the Marine Corps' boot camp were solely about becoming physically fit, it would be difficult, but manageable for nearly all recruits with a willingness to work hard. What makes boot camp for Marines so incredibly demanding is that italsois an...
We want to share these boot camp survival tips with you. If you read nothing else about MCRD, read this. Indeed, they include four
The questions below are some of the most frequently asked. We've provided answers from USMC SOI documentation.