Everybody commenting on 'back in my day/today its/I served in Kilo company' meanwhile I'm asking myself 'who recorded this and why?'. Also when did this tape get out? For me that's for more interesting since it gives context. Without context you can't gauge intent.
FYI someone said they that’s how their days were! Then he put 2023……….No your days were not! The yelling maybe so. But hands on you can stop the cap! Now that is the fastest way for a DI to get relieved of duties and court marshaled. The training is tough still but surly not that in which it was that we went through. So stop the cap! Because we didn’t go through what they went through in the 60’s and 70’s because they were doing even more to recruits then, than they were in the 80’s. But now!! Man please.
I came through 9 months later. PI.1st Bn Charlie Co, Platoon 1022. We also had a 3 Hat team. A Senior, a heavy and one “J”. SDI white, DI Roseberry and DI Marinda. They were a bit more assertive but very similar. It was a lot of in your face and hands on. Yep the dropped the F, MF, FN, B, Sh, D, GD, POS, and any other word that crossed their mine at the time, Or came out their mouth. You got the business for sure. It got more and more intense as the day went one. They broke you mentally and physically. Because if you really want to be a Marine it was easy to break you. Because your desire to earn the title was greater than failing. But if you were there thinking that you were going to slip through ( wrong ) you were the one that stuck out like a sore thumb and they were going to hunt, zero in, attack you like a fighter jet locked on target and break them down to the point they would be crying like babies begging to be dropped to go home! They would turn it up on them even more from that point. Then they would tell them they were not going home. To get the “F” away from them, then that would drop them all the way back to the first week of training to another platoon that was just starting. Then those guys would have to start all over from day one. Depending wherever you were in training you might end up being on the island from 15 weeks to 8-months. Back then you could get recycled twice, once to PCP weight control/ medical, and Once for a training failure meaning if you failed any test or qual….. they were no joke back then. But it was some great training. You see what out training did for us in the first gulf war. The war ware was over before it started. That was due to how the branches trained back then, and had a President, congress and joint chiefs of staff that understood the importance of a powerful military fighting force…………now days we have to many outside influences from none military people ( civilians) that wanted to be in the military but didn’t have the heart or the physical ability to cut it that became politician’s and started tampering with something that they have zero clue of how it works. Now you have all of these upper brass members that are afraid of their promotion opportunities as appose to standing up for what’s right to maintained a strong fighting force. Everything now is vote driven for these politicians. They will sell the country out for a vote to keep a political seat and a full Cush retirement after holding a office for 3 -7 years.
Ahh yes Those were the days. Was there in 83. One of the recruits in my platoon 3040 complained in a letter home. A few days later he had lots of knots and bruises all over his head and face.
Listen this is gonna piss a lot of old timers off. But I heard all the time from retired marines when I was in about how much harder boot camp was back in their day. I’m being 100% honest here a lot of the things they do today are still just about the same but I promise my Black Friday (which is what we call this day now I don’t know if they did back then” was much much more intense then this. Screaming and throwing shit all over the place
This brought back memories. I didn't know every platoon did this. We had an SDI and 3 DIs for First Phase. All four of them were wrecking havoc our first night with the DIs; even the SDI. I remembered dumping the sea bags, but I couldn't remember why. When we dumped our trash, we had plastic bottles of Listerine rolling around on the deck. I can still hear them being kicked or thrown, hitting whatever was in their path; including recruits. We had stuff all over the squad bay. It took days, maybe even a week, to get the gear straightened out. This was also the night we were told what a Drill Instructor could not do, then found out within an hour, the DIs did these things anyway. Nothing was being filmed back then, so DIs didn't have to worry about being caught doing... Whatever. I got thumped that night, as did many others. Thank You for the memory. Platoon 2086, Parris Island, 1977 Arrived at the Island on 13 July and Graduated on 4 October, 1977
This is what happens when you have jarheads in charge for 15 or so years. Training is loud and scary but not very efficient. The way Marines are trained today is far better than it was back then.
A lot different than our 1977 pick up day. Our DI's got us from the receiving barracks and herded us all the way back to our new squad bay. Then they told us who they were and what to expect. Platoon 1097 MCRD San Diego.
These guys probably got there the same way we did; how we got to our barracks was we packed our trash in Receiving, then humped a sea bag all the way to hell on Earth: aka Third Battalion.
It's still like this today. This is exactly what it was like meeting my DIs in 2013. From the airplanes taking off across the fence to the rattling off of the most colorful expletives in the english language. That's what I love about the Corps. If it isn't broken, don't fix it.
I wasn’t a marine, but I went thru Army Infantry Ft. Benning back in the 90’s and it was also just like this back then! Boot camp wasn’t a joke. Not sure how it is now , but probably a joke.
PLT 3017 Feb - May 1986 This is how privates should be instructed. Calmly. That way, you know when you Fkd up by the fact they’re going AGRO ON your ass. If they just go AGRO from the jump, and the DIs are screaming for no reason, it loses all meaning.
That was the worst shit I ever saw down there; PCP had to be worse than prison. I saw some of those guys and knew they were probably never going to lose that weight--but I'll bet they did.
I wonder, anyone who has been through marine boot camp recently, how does it compare to this? I was never in marines, but I'm curious to know how its changed.
Ahhhhh FK FK games..........after pick up. What, no running up and down the ladder wells ? Our squad bay was destroyed by our DI's, shit was everywhere, can't tell you how many times we ended up crammed like sardines in the head that day. Fun times....
Brings me back to when I whent to boot camp.
Is it just me, or did that CO at the beginning sound more nervous/terrified to be in that squad bay than the recruits did ?
MCRDSD 2nd Bn G Co. 2089 900924-901221 SFMF
Semper fi
1986 Platoon 3043 India Company 3rd Battalion
Everybody commenting on 'back in my day/today its/I served in Kilo company' meanwhile I'm asking myself 'who recorded this and why?'. Also when did this tape get out? For me that's for more interesting since it gives context. Without context you can't gauge intent.
Platoon 3014 L company. 1978
Oh yea Sgt Perado well still hate him. 1978
3rd RTBN, Kilo Company, Plt 3056, graduated 15 Sept 1989. SDI Sgt Gardner, DIs Sgt Williams, Sgt Hazlet, & Ssgt King.
April-july 88 India Co 3038 San Diego
When I went through PI in the summer of 1990 we had stopped prefacing all speech with "sir". We damn sure ended everything with it, though.
In Bootcamp, San Diego, 2003 (during wartime). Black Friday was pure f’ing chaos.
I took Basic June 1, 1981, through August 21, 1981. Platoon 2035. definitely the way it was.
Semper Fi
FYI someone said they that’s how their days were! Then he put 2023……….No your days were not! The yelling maybe so. But hands on you can stop the cap! Now that is the fastest way for a DI to get relieved of duties and court marshaled. The training is tough still but surly not that in which it was that we went through. So stop the cap! Because we didn’t go through what they went through in the 60’s and 70’s because they were doing even more to recruits then, than they were in the 80’s. But now!! Man please.
I came through 9 months later. PI.1st Bn Charlie Co, Platoon 1022. We also had a 3 Hat team. A Senior, a heavy and one “J”. SDI white, DI Roseberry and DI Marinda. They were a bit more assertive but very similar. It was a lot of in your face and hands on. Yep the dropped the F, MF, FN, B, Sh, D, GD, POS, and any other word that crossed their mine at the time, Or came out their mouth. You got the business for sure. It got more and more intense as the day went one. They broke you mentally and physically. Because if you really want to be a Marine it was easy to break you. Because your desire to earn the title was greater than failing. But if you were there thinking that you were going to slip through ( wrong ) you were the one that stuck out like a sore thumb and they were going to hunt, zero in, attack you like a fighter jet locked on target and break them down to the point they would be crying like babies begging to be dropped to go home! They would turn it up on them even more from that point. Then they would tell them they were not going home. To get the “F” away from them, then that would drop them all the way back to the first week of training to another platoon that was just starting. Then those guys would have to start all over from day one. Depending wherever you were in training you might end up being on the island from 15 weeks to 8-months. Back then you could get recycled twice, once to PCP weight control/ medical, and Once for a training failure meaning if you failed any test or qual….. they were no joke back then. But it was some great training. You see what out training did for us in the first gulf war. The war ware was over before it started. That was due to how the branches trained back then, and had a President, congress and joint chiefs of staff that understood the importance of a powerful military fighting force…………now days we have to many outside influences from none military people ( civilians) that wanted to be in the military but didn’t have the heart or the physical ability to cut it that became politician’s and started tampering with something that they have zero clue of how it works. Now you have all of these upper brass members that are afraid of their promotion opportunities as appose to standing up for what’s right to maintained a strong fighting force. Everything now is vote driven for these politicians. They will sell the country out for a vote to keep a political seat and a full Cush retirement after holding a office for 3 -7 years.
I was in the Depot Band. I probably played for their graduation.
Ahh yes Those were the days. Was there in 83. One of the recruits in my platoon 3040 complained in a letter home. A few days later he had lots of knots and bruises all over his head and face.
This year made me the man I am. And a complete success. 1988 PI. The best decision of my life
Exactly how it was..and yes there was more.circa 1982 for me MCRD San Diego CA.
SGT Nicole’s way more intense
The accents were so different
Platoon 1123. Graduation feb 7 1987. Anyone from that Plt? SDI Paris
"M-16 machine gun"? Did he really say that?
Listen this is gonna piss a lot of old timers off. But I heard all the time from retired marines when I was in about how much harder boot camp was back in their day. I’m being 100% honest here a lot of the things they do today are still just about the same but I promise my Black Friday (which is what we call this day now I don’t know if they did back then” was much much more intense then this. Screaming and throwing shit all over the place
Brings back memories
37 years ago and i still remember all my DI's SSgt Chatlein, sgt Montoya, sgt Cabellero, sgt Whitten platoon 1054
This brought back memories. I didn't know every platoon did this. We had an SDI and 3 DIs for First Phase. All four of them were wrecking havoc our first night with the DIs; even the SDI. I remembered dumping the sea bags, but I couldn't remember why. When we dumped our trash, we had plastic bottles of Listerine rolling around on the deck. I can still hear them being kicked or thrown, hitting whatever was in their path; including recruits. We had stuff all over the squad bay. It took days, maybe even a week, to get the gear straightened out. This was also the night we were told what a Drill Instructor could not do, then found out within an hour, the DIs did these things anyway. Nothing was being filmed back then, so DIs didn't have to worry about being caught doing... Whatever. I got thumped that night, as did many others. Thank You for the memory. Platoon 2086, Parris Island, 1977 Arrived at the Island on 13 July and Graduated on 4 October, 1977
I graduated from PISC in DEC 1985
3005 1977 mcrd
Plt 3005 1977
Plt 1050 1981 MCRD Sept 25 Sr DI Diaz
I was in Plt 1050 1981 MCRD along with Sgt Campbell I was the Company High PFT due to my running Fun Times
My name is Joel Dollarhide
Glad to see it hasn’t changed much. There’s more yelling nowadays, but not by much. Marine infantry 05 - 09. Rah.
Platoon 1050 B Company PI 1986, Our DI's hardly ever cussed, heard more cussing in this than the whole time at PI
Oh the games!
This is what happens when you have jarheads in charge for 15 or so years. Training is loud and scary but not very efficient. The way Marines are trained today is far better than it was back then.
The is the real "Old Corp"
A lot different than our 1977 pick up day. Our DI's got us from the receiving barracks and herded us all the way back to our new squad bay. Then they told us who they were and what to expect. Platoon 1097 MCRD San Diego.
These guys probably got there the same way we did; how we got to our barracks was we packed our trash in Receiving, then humped a sea bag all the way to hell on Earth: aka Third Battalion.
It's still like this today. This is exactly what it was like meeting my DIs in 2013. From the airplanes taking off across the fence to the rattling off of the most colorful expletives in the english language. That's what I love about the Corps. If it isn't broken, don't fix it.
I wasn’t a marine, but I went thru Army Infantry Ft. Benning back in the 90’s and it was also just like this back then! Boot camp wasn’t a joke. Not sure how it is now , but probably a joke.
Very fond memories. Made me into a man. 3014 PI
PLT 3017 Feb - May 1986 This is how privates should be instructed. Calmly. That way, you know when you Fkd up by the fact they’re going AGRO ON your ass. If they just go AGRO from the jump, and the DIs are screaming for no reason, it loses all meaning.
Parris island 1985 for me. This is what first phase was exactly.
I wore those red racing stripes of a Diet Recruit, lost about 30-40 pounds getting my tray inspected every meal, lol
That was the worst shit I ever saw down there; PCP had to be worse than prison. I saw some of those guys and knew they were probably never going to lose that weight--but I'll bet they did.
Oct 86,1111 Delta MCRD
I wonder, anyone who has been through marine boot camp recently, how does it compare to this? I was never in marines, but I'm curious to know how its changed.
I graduated platoon 3082 Oct 24th 1986 Seimper Fi .
Plt 3102 India company Aug 00 to Nov 00
Ahhhhh FK FK games..........after pick up. What, no running up and down the ladder wells ? Our squad bay was destroyed by our DI's, shit was everywhere, can't tell you how many times we ended up crammed like sardines in the head that day. Fun times....
Semper fi Marines, Oct. 19th, 1987 graduated Jan. 8th, 1988 HOTEL CO 2ND BN PTL 2105, MCRD SAN DIEGO CA.