HORAH Marines, I am currently discharged,honorably, while I am not training, I am helpin out a Master Sgt, and master Guns with the young marines program. I...
Devil Dog, The dull ass strap that you speak of is the one that everyone used when I was on the drill field. (1st Bn, Bravo Co, Paris Island) The shiny one...
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I can not believe all the hoopla about Gen P Pace's comment. I support him and his right to his opinion. It seems the ACLU and the gay rights people are...
I got goosebumps when I read the headline "No apology from Gen. Pace"! -- In marinecorpsdrillinstructors@yahoogroups.com, "russclemmer" ... support ... rights...
Anyone heard this 2/9/2007 - TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- An injured Marine received an unexpected upgrade in his flight home from Iraq here Feb. 8. Marine...
On Ebay: Marine Corps Parris Island Platoon 2064 recruit book. This is a “class” book commemorating the training of US Marine Corps Platoon 2064 at...
My husband is starting DI Instructor school in the summer and was told by a former DI to look for drill and knowledge books now. He suggested my husband...
Mandy, I served twice as a DI (94 & 2000)and the basic knowledge he must know is first aid, history, leadership and presentation skills. The hard part is the...
Mike good point, just learn formula/PCWC,PFWC/memorize position of attention as this movement will be the first teach back. SD 79-81 ACo1stBn/GySgtRet ... ...
Hi All, I'm bad, real bad. Well for one, I opened my DI web site years ago with a SPAM only email account that I rarely checked, well I guess I should have as...
A hearty welcome to our new members. I just had both my eyes operated on and found I can see a lot better now. But that is not why my delay for a post. I...
A huge part would have to involve with the surrounding environment where it is given. It all begins with a state of the mind of the recruit. There is no cut...
... Thanks for the informative reply. It's interesting that the drill is adapted depending on the recruits. I suppose it seems difficult then to use it for...
It would be difficult to apply to one civilian. It takes 10 to 12 weeks and is a molding of the mind to a reponse and performance level. Every minute of that...
... It sounds truly unimaginable to those who have not experienced it. I just had heard there was a compressed version avaiable as a kind of fitness/endurance...
Are we talking about someone who is about to go to bootcamp? If so, it's good to let the process run its own course. Any headsup you give an individual could...
I had the impression that the person wanted to "cherry-pick" some phases of the training to enhance his personal life. The training would not apply without the...
I could be wrong; but even if you had been in the other branches of the Armed forces, to join the Marines you still were required to go to Marine boot camp. It...
... Hang on a minute here! All I wanted to know is if there are any fitness or endurance courses run by former Drill Instructors based on their traditional...
You just can't pick and choose what parts of regruit training you want. And it's not just done with one drill instructor. It's a team effort. The Senior and...