A career infantry officer, Berger was also a company commander and a battalion operations officer for the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. He is a graduate of the Corps’ tough Amphibious Reconnaissance School, Army Ranger School and is a qualified parachutist and combat diver. His nomination ...
Would you please tell us a bit about yourself? When did you decide to pursue a military career and why did you join The United States Marine Corps in particular? I was born in 1975 and was raised in Oklahoma in the United States. While I was in high school I participated as ...
in June 1966, for "The Basic School". Almost all of us were newly graduated and commissioned; we knew it would be an interesting and possibly difficult 21-week experience before our "real" active duty assignments. Our class was designated Bravo ("B") Company. Almost all of us became ...
school drop-outs, and the clean, plain boys from the farms with acne and pregnant girlfriends. There were the big guys from the high school campus showing how tough they were by joining the Corps, and the patriots following in their father's footsteps, except their fathers did what they ...
exist, and their missions largely are unchanged. But in a nutshell, all future Recon students must attend the basic reconnaissance course (BRC) atCamp Pendleton, California. You still can do this as a new Marine, but you first must qualify after boot camp and the School of Infantry (SOI)...
“Dog” to Runway 27. We were sequenced between the inbound airliners. I had informed the tower that I would be breaking off the approach at the numbers and departing northwest at low level. Things went exactly as planned, and I was able to fly a low pass over the MCRD parade grounds...
LINEAL STANDING AT THE BASIC SCHOOL - IT DOES MATTER It matters how well you do at TBS. Even without MOS selection. One could even argue that the MOS you get is of secondary importance to your overall performance. Here's why: Reason 1 - Career designation ...