So, for my friend, and the rest of those young people heading to basic training soon, here a few tips that will make navigating the first gate of your military career an easy walk in the park. Tip #1 – Embrace the Suck: Trust me, the suck factor in basic is nothing compared to wh...
We bunked at Bally’s Hotel on The Strip and took in the Don Rickles show at The Dunes. We told honest to God, true, no sh*t war stories, and laughed until tears flowed down our cheeks at the good times we remembered. We marveled at what we had gotten away with in combat flying, ...
A consortium led by XR Training has been awarded a contract by the US Marine Corps (USMC) under an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to produce a driver training...
But what our whole recruit training program is heading towards is that Marine doing what he has been trained for when his leader, or any other "senior" is not there looking over him. Those moments when he is alone in combat, and he has to rely on one person, himself!" --Chesty ...
I had the privledge of working with many Marine units both overseas and at home. I spent a lot of time at Camp Pendelton both as a trainee and as a military training instructor for the units that I served with. I just want to say that here’s one Seabee that has enormous respect an...
s decentralization vs. synchronization. And the critical question of where that balance occurs is the question you failed to address in the current version of MCDP 1. Marines all think decentralization should occur at the lowest levels despite a deeper understanding of how to maximize combat power...
"On June 15, 1944, just one month prior to the birth of his son, First Sergeant Ralph Lilja, age 31, was killed in action just hours after landing on Saipan." Bulletin #108 This Bulletin had updates on services for Ross Brown and news of memorials for our first combat casualty, Earl...
To become a WTI instructor, the first step is to get through the WTI course, then go back to the unit and have a successful tour as a training officer or as a WTI at an operational command. Once a person has demonstrated that, there is generally a hand-selection process done by their...
to drive the tanks to train on them. So they went into combat with no real training with the Marines they were going to fight with. The tanks had no waterproofing, and no deep wading trunks, and could only drive through 40 inches of water. They also had the same problem the Army had...
INTRODUCTION TO COMBAT ENGINEERING B3L3998 STUDENT HANDOUTSummaryAppendixReferencesGlossary of Terms and AcronymsNotesBasic Officer Course