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- A documentary showcasing the entirety of the culminating event before becoming a marine, the crucible, aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christopher McMurry and Cpl. Daniel Johnson)
I went through my crucible on the darkest night into a shitty rainy day. I remember having 2 guys quit before we made the final hike back. The days had us exhausted to our physical and mental limits. The weather was stormy and raining on us the entire time. But the graduation ceremony gave us clear blue skys and a gentle breeze. It was enough to make us all cry while receiving our EGA. Semper Fidelis my brothers and sister.
Aww me alegro por tus logros mi hijo apenas está en la 2 semana 🙏🏻❤️ orando para que se mantenga firme y confiado
Quit at the end of 10 weeks? Wow I guess they were broken. Semper fi🇺🇸
it didnt matter what the weather was gonna b like.
The moment ur drill instructor hands u the EGA, it was gonna flood tears .
yut
What fools they were to quit like that. Horrid.
lmao imagine quitting at the very end. It's all smooth sailing after Warrior's Breakfast
The opening of this video had me relook at the title of the video 😂
Same here!😂
Literally was just me.
No cap😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Seriously tho🤣
Such an in depth video on the crucible. The absolute worst part of the crucible was when we went straight back to Paige field during the hike back. As soon as we turned back onto that air strip, my motivation dropped. Never want to see that place again.
Just went through it a few weeks ago. As soon as we turned that corner and saw the air strip again I was about to drop my pack lol
@@mrshyguy8739 yuuuuuppp
How long was the hike
@@johngeffrard4970 it was only a 9 miler but as a recruit who’s only hiked 3 times before that, shit was absolute hell.
Literally same man. And the sleep deprivation didn't help.
Much respect to every single recruit.
nope, dirty nasty recruits, aint done shit
I leave in November to boot camp. I have no doubt that it will be tough but I am willing to go through the pain, knowing that the pain is for a purpose. A purpose that is an exceedingly great one. Pray for me as I enter. Can’t wait to be part of the brotherhood.
Good luck.
I went thru MCRD in 1966…I thought I was prepared…wasn’t but made it…you will if you never give up! Semper Fi!
I just got back from boot camp about 4 weeks ago. It’s gonna suck. A lot. Some days you’ll think to yourself why you ever chose to go there. My advice for boot camp is to suck it up and embrace it. The sooner you get accustomed to the way of life as a recruit, the quicker the days will pass. But, it isn’t all bad. Sometimes the hardest thing to do will be holding back your laughter with your platoon mates. All in all, boot camp is whatever you make of it. Don’t let your emotions get the best of you. Believe me, it only holds you back to dwell in your thoughts. Just turn your brain off and just keep screaming and running because before you even know it you’ll be standing in front of the Statue of Iwo Jima, trying to hold back your tears while receiving your EGA. And in just two more weeks you’ll be standing at parade rest at Peatross with your family cheering you on at the day of your graduation. Just keep your head up and remember why it is you joined, and use that passion as a fuel to help you perform your best. Semper Fidelis.
Dog I did the crucible off and hour of sleep and 3 mres, it’s hard but issa breeze
What’s the most challenging part of boot camp?
Graduated from camp a week ago today. Whenever you get split up for your groups, try to stick with friends. I actually had some fun during the crucible, but it did suck at times.
Thankyou for your service!
My brother starts the crucible Monday at 2am. I’m so nervous for him and I am so proud of him!
❤❤❤❤❤
How did it go???
@@watchtheclap3544 he did fantastic and graduated in April of last year. He is proud to be a Marine and we’re proud he accomplished his life goal of being a Marine. ❤️🤍💙
@@watchtheclap3544 great! He graduated in April of last year.
I remember seeing the sun rise on the ruck back. Man, that was the best view i've had in the whole time i was there.
Thakyou for your service! Semper fi🇺🇸
50 years ago when I joined the navy, it was because I didn't think I had the chops to be a Marine ... that was before The Crucible .... I can't even imagine me making it through Marine basic training using today's USMC standard. I guess that's why even as a sailor, the inter-service arch-enemy of Marines .... I will always love and respect them.
Boot camp was easy.
My son started Crusible on Parris Island last night. So proud
Got me crying like I'm so proud of everyone and I can't wait to become a marine
@Cheddar Casanova i go January hbu
@Cheddar Casanova OH well ill give you some advice so for MEPs I'm guessing you have not gone as yet but don't be nervous cause I was nervous but all you gotta do is just go line up and say yes sir no sir yes mam no mam to whomever you're speaking to also be serious and don't do any stupid shit but remember no one aka the sergeants are not your friends so if they are being friendly just respond but be serious cause they will disqualify you for the little shit but it's not scary at all just be serious when you go then after you finish writing your ASVAB(please do good on your asvab cause you ain't want a shitty fucken mos) you have to wait for a bus to pick up you and the other MEPS and you go to a hotel and just be relaxed there but don't do dumb shit and make friends with the other branches also and then the day for medical yall waking up at 4:30am and leaving at maybe 3-5pm like my recruiter picked up me and two of my other poolees and we slept in the car cause it was a long ass drive back but yeah medical is easy you just have to do eye test, hearing, you gotta pee in a cup ,they take your blood and then you strip naked and they examine your body but its normal and thats all and also after this MEPS you got PT but you still have to study for BMT if you don't know what to study message me back ill send you links
Me too, I’m a female but I’m so excited, nervous and anxious to be a marine I wanted it since a kid…good luck my friend 🙏🏾
@Cheddar Casanova ahhhhhhh WELCOME POOOLEEEE you got instagram cause ill send you links on what to study before you got BMT cause my sergeants did not tell us shit and my friend left today with no basic knowledge and he's 23 so im just studying atm
@Cheddar Casanova lol thats good
My son just left today to basic in Parris Island, I’m very proud of my son
Mine just left last week to PI on Tuesday, June 4th. Praying for their safety and strength 🙏
My son just graduated Friday before last Friday 6/31/2024
My son starts the crucible on Labor Day. This is such good information to know. I greatly admire the maker of this video. Such a good correlation metal and marine. God bless every one of these recruits!
I wish I could do the crucible again. Lowkey miss boot camp these days
I’ll be shipping out to the island soon. I can’t lie, I’m terrified. However, I lost two grandfathers this past year. I got a divorce. Kicked a very bad drinking habit. I’ve done a lot of things I’m not proud of. I just turned 22 and I feel that all I’ve been able to produce is mistakes since graduating high school. My grandfathers never got to see me truly succeed at something. I don’t eat nearly enough, I’ve become lazy, complacent, I quit everything and worst of all, I live every day in fear of my own mortality. So again I am truly terrified, but make no mistake; the only way I quit is if I die.
It’s tough at first getting used to a new life. Focus and keep a low profile. Make sure your core is strong. Everything you go through is worth it. The mind games can be a challenge….don’t take anything personally…..I did and I couldn’t sleep for 2 days. Hang in there and good luck. And congrats on kicking your habit
All you have to do is do what you’re told…. Fast and without deviation… help your brothers, and pray, cause it’s an experience you cannot prepare for.
God, my Drill Instructors, and my fellow recruits got me through our time in the field and our force march even with pneumonia! That’s the esprit of The Corps on display. It’s powerful. That makes us The Marines.
Experienced the most beautiful sight while on the hike back. We were on the final open road before reaching the base itself. Our platoon was honor, so we were in the front of the whole company & since I was a taller guy I was about 3-4 rows from the front. Man the scarlet & gold lead series, follow series, and company guidons were blowing in the wind perfectly while the sun was rising. Had the WW2 re enactor next to me telling me how he’d leave us if we didnt scream the cadence. Wont ever forget it. Echo Co, Plt 2074, 2nd RTBN Parris Island rah
RESPECT...forged in FIRE 🇺🇸🇺🇲 Love the teamwork and leaning on each other to survive.
The better condition you are in before you go, the more it builds and eases the suffering. The least prepared BEFORE hitting the island usually find a way off of it without the title. I can tell you no matter what I dropped 40 lbs on Parris island, I was sick with cellulitis from day 3, ER for 2 weeks, back into training... I completed the crucible with swollen sores all over my legs, wouldn't report it...
Made it, earned the title... The moment I saw my dad whistling for me and we locked eyes... everything was worth it and I earned the most memorable moment of my life.
I'm out now, been around the world 5 times with the Corps, served in Afghanistan for 11 months was one of few who hit Haiti within 48 hours of that terrible Earthquake...
I may have injured my back in Afghanistan, have been facing a recurring back injury that renders me bedridden once maybe twice every two years for a week or two, or a month when terrible.
I do not collect disability.
I will not, I cannot... that is the fund for those who have sacrificed far more than I could ever. I still have my body intact, may fall apart once a while every couple of years or more but I will NOT take from the pot, the fund that those who have given so much more... a single nickel.
For those of you out there stealing from the VA disability fund... whether claiming this or that fraudulently. You are the lowest form of life this world has to offer. You are stealing from those who cannot work, have no longer the ability to provide... have given everything in their bodies to us all...
You shall be judged, forget not, we Marines guard the gates of heaven... remember the base chapel on the island? Those beautiful windows show our fates as it means to be a Marine.
Only those who are true will understand my meaning.
All said I think of the Corps every day, I'd never change a thing... it was all completely worth it and I will never forget what it means to be a Marine as I still exercise Marine Corps ethos in all I do now on the civilian side of our beloved United States of America.
Thank you for your service.
The day you signed your enlistment papers the USG set aside enough money to pay you 100% + dependents for your lifetime. Now having served I’m sure you don’t actually believe that money will go to a more disabled veteran and not to Gender studies in Pakistan or a bridge to no where in AK or a Littoral Combat ship the navy will decide to decomm a year later. Take your damn money.
Well said and bless you for your sacrifice ❤ we honor you
Brother, don't try to gatekeep the VA funds, or high-horse people who didn't do things the way you did or suffer the way you did. Just because you decided to hide your pain and injuries doesn't make you more of a Marine than the other people you graduated with, or even others who have graduated after your time. This kind of mindset is what pushes people away from the military. Please be aware of that.
@@tylertuliszewski2835 If you had any clue about the amount of fraud going on in the VA from what I was speaking of... you'd think a lot differently. Especially females crying rape, pay me for life, etc... It's absolutely pathetic.
best crucible video i have seen so far...and i have seen so many
My son is in the Crucible right now 8/25/22 @ 10:13pm ...
How was it seeing your new marine at family day and graduation?
A feeling that can never leave, nor do you ever want it to be gone. You’ll never have a higher feeling of pride in your life then going thru hell and back to earn that title
You're making a difference in people's lives! 🌎
The reference with the medal and the marine makes so much sense because they brake you down and build you back up just like the medal the luqidfi it and now its formed in to a steel block! I THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF MY MARINES VETS AND ACTIVE MEMBERS FOR THERE SERVICES 💖
Thank you for your support!
Semper Fidelis,
Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd
Communication Strategy and Operations
Remember always.. Take care of YOUR CORPSMAN
My brother will start his Crucible on October 5th. Graduation is October 20th.
I love how I got to watch two instructional videos in one clip, thanks!
The best of the best ❤️
I will be a marine soon
Sup recruit/marine. U in or out of basic yet?
How it go
How are u ?
I get sent off for boot camp may27th! I know this is gonna be a big challenge but I’m willing to do anything to pass through stronger than ever!
"wish I could wear my bienie,
Head's a little cold"
Words of a simple but deadly man😂👌🏼
The night falujah event obliterated what was left of my body. The hike home was just pure adrenaline, damn near collapsed when we finished
The drill instructor at 6:10 I was passing in the chow hall as a recruit and we were all saying good morning sir to her and she got fed up and said do I look like a fucking sir to you
🤣
This Thursday is the day for my son! Semper Fi❤❤
Much respect.
Good memories.Immense pain. No sleep. Rah. I honestly forgot how to smile for a while.
That female drill instructor sounds like my female drill sergeant in basic. We all love her and her humor but strict attitude.
I wish our EGAs were molded fresh. When I was in boot camp we had to buy our own EGAs at the PX and then give them to our DIs for them to give them to us on top of the reaper. Yes I was west coast
I’m pretty sure I slept walk through the entire night hike, because I remember nothing other than having to carry the stretcher lol.
lol autopilot
graduated back in 2000. Sgt Croom had my brain so twisted I thought I was a failure after graduating
I graduated in 2000 pi, who were u with
My son is about to start week 4 of Marine Boot camp at Paris Island. I don’t think I should have watched this video
I have someone doing week 10 right now at Sandiego
Your son is strong. He can do it
Hey I guess they're at the same week now. I wish yours the very best
Don’t make the mistake of taking a dump during the Crucible. MRE’s help with the constipation 😂
Nah bro they gave me explosive diarrhea lmao
Best and worst shit I’ve taken was during the crucible. It was frozen cold in that metal toilet.
Those things are nasty.
My platoon guide in bootcamp shot himself in the shin thinking he was aiming at his foot in MCT during nightfire drills cause he wanted out.
San Diego’s crucible is way harder we got mountains to climb 😭
While the West Coast may be the best coast, the East Coast is by far the Beast Coast!
Have a meritorious day!
Semper Fidelis,
LCpl. Dakota Dodd
Communication Strategy and Operations
Platoon 1066 First Battalion Alpha Company Lead Series
21 months ago 😮
Am I the only Marine that thinks the Crucible should be harder? I went through in 08 for context and I graduated feeling satisfied, but at the same time underwhelmed. 2-3 Corpsman attached said they did that same course 3 times that month.
On the West Coast the crucible involves 60 miles of rucking and The Reaper climb at the end. Not "hey go roll around in some mud".
Ok, it stuck out like a sore thumb. About 2:50 they are starting waiting to start. Ok, why did the recruit have the Marine name tape. Am I missing something?
You get your name tapes at around halfway through Phase two of recruit training, it sets you apart from phase 1 recruits, along with blousing your boots, to show you’ve earned a little something. You aren’t a marine until you have received your Eagle Globe and Anchor.
So early on into the cycle, you send your desert cammies out to get name tapes on them. And usually at the start of second phase, you get them back and you send your woodlands out to get name tapes. That’s why I’m second phase you’ll see recruits wearing deserts. But by third phase, they will be back in woodlands but for field events such as bwt and the crucible, they were deserts.
If i remember correctly, we got our name tapes at some point between phase 2 and phase 3.
What happens if a recruit gets injured during the crucible?
They get dropped to the next class
Or grow a set of nuts and keep moving
The Crucible 1990. Plt.1086. Retired 8541. Old School.
The crucible was indoctrinated in 1996 by commandant general krulak.
the crucible compared to what I went through in the US Armys Forge looks more pain staking
Im 26 and thinking about joining the marines but im a little scared to lol
Nice work! Looks like Valley Forge in Army Basic!
Where my senior drill instructor squad members at??
Looks like fun
Paris islands crucible is light compared to MCRD San Diego they have no hills up there
And ion see a single one of them wearing a flack lmao we wore one the entire time and we ran every hike
Badass and scary video! Too bad that metal isn’t being used for tank armor on MARINE TANKS!!!
tanks were removed from the marine corps
@@skriichi yea due to budget problems…..
@@ghosttankcommander5397 Munitions and tactics spelt the end of tanks. How long did it take to wipe out the tanks in Kuwait. They're wiping out Soviet tanks with commercial drones and IEDs in Ukraine. One guy with a MANPAD can take out a million dollar tank.
My tank commander is a former marine tanker
I cant wait
I GRADUATED PARRIS ISLAND IN DEC 1976
SEMPER FIDELIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS 🇺🇸🫡
I remember....I remember being the top of my class jk... 😅😅 "you carry me across the mud so i don't get dirty" 😂. " DI you yell at at me one more time, I will tell my mom". "Why hasn't my pancakes arrived in time( rings bell )". 😅😅😅😅😅 yup good days!
Yeaaa....everyone prettt much looks exhausted/dead. Once at the end everyone wide awake
Can i be a marine or any military service member at 30 ? I wanted to go when i was 18. But i got into bullshit with the wrong crowd of people.
Yes
Imagine being on the east coast and not having to summit the Reaper... lol
January 89 parris island 3024 we did not have the crucible just basic warrior training (BWT) I was lucky I guess No SOI, or School of Infantry either. I just went to military occupational schooling (MOS school) after basic .............................................. dont let the old timers fool you my grandfather got weekends off to go to town during training! at boot camp at parris island!
One of my family members is in California and he why at Parris Island aerosol
Heading to boot camp in march🫡
I didnt poop the entire Crucible. I consider that a huge accomplishment.
God bless our Corps. Platoon 1001, A Company, 1st Battalion.
I am currently working towards a career in the Military 10 of which I plan to spend in the corps any advice for bootcamp,life,deployment?
don't plan on a career, pick a job with useful life skills, take boot camp day by day, you won't be deployed
Don’t do it.
I would suggest start with the Marines and then go Army.
When did they change so much? @3:20 we had live ammo and the instructors weren't so close, also it wasn't something everybody did, had to keep your rifle clean. Those who didn't ate chow and cleaned their rifles lol this was 2019.
Got a genuine question about the bags they wear. My friend graduated basic and I helped him with his bags. I want to go to the Marines but at my body weight there's no way in hell I'm hiking miles with 50lbs on my back. I'm 104lbs, and maybe 107-110lbs soaking wet, so my question is, do they hike with them on or no
The standard pack weight during Recruit Training is 54lbs, this is to simulate carrying a fighting load during a deployment or training exercise. Along with this pack, recruits will also carry their M16A4 Service Rifle as well as wear their Kevlar Helmets. This is all carried throughout the hikes during recruit training.
We have numerous recruits that become Marines who overcome similar challenges to yours.
All of this combined allows us to develop basically trained Marines who are ready to fight and win our nation's battles with the same ferocity we have since our origins.
Semper Fidelis,
Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd
Communication Strategy and Operations
@@MCRDPI just the gear is like half my body weight. I have the mindset and build to be a marine, I'm just a very light person. What should I do to bulk my weight up so I can join and not struggle with just putting the gear on?
Sounds like weak sauce. You can do
@@miakalifa8234 Broski I went in at 121 pounds. If you got the grit in you, you can do it.
The full fear we carried was around 80-120 pounds.
that shined brass trinket
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How many miles total did they ruck?
you gradually build up to it. the first one is like 2 miles and then you do a 5 mile and then a 6 mile and the crucible hike is 9 miles. i might be forgetting some but you get the idea.
80
They're still rucking to this day
@@deuslaudetur2451lol your right on brother! It never stops! 🇺🇸Semper fi
It's fairly easy, just like camping or hunting with team challenge exercises.
I broke the MOLD
Me doing this and going through itb this stuff was a fever dream lol
More live fire, blanks do not cut it.
When are they going to Make me???
Bruh... from a Marine from back in the day... early 2000's...this video is hella funny. No sounding off, weak sauce rushing... I got excited for like 15 secs when they were in the pugilstick arena, but that ended when their anti-climactic Crucible scene started to creep up into my bs meter. LOLZ. Semper WTF. Am I missing something or is USMC Boot Camp just soft now?
Weak sauce. Mid. Guys get in do their 4 and get out. They need to retain better cause recruitment sucks
Nothing has changed bro, marines are stronger than ever before and older generations will always have shit to say 💪
I went through it almost 2 years ago, it really wasn't hard at all
Pierre I get what you're saying. There's no speed and intensity. The DI'S step back and allow recruits to dig deep and push them selves and each other. Instead, they just get laxed, their true character takes over, some exemplify the Marine Corps most just follow.
I graduated pi in 2000, this is different than I remember, looks easier for sure
Stealth Hunter Darkhorse hooraa
My buddy had to carry the motor plate threw this i thought . Maybe it was on another training
Mortar base plate. That's later, after bootcamp if they go infantry and mortar man.
I am delivering a sermon to you 🙏😊 please read
Consistently Pray for forgiveness, guidance in a good (positive) direction, and for help against evil. Pray to be saved from hell (whatever that may be). Pray for your friends and your family too, it only takes a minute or so/less at a time to pray. Do it and your life will slowly get better, or maybe quickly. It probably just depends on you and the kind of person you are/have been. Don't wait until its too late and you have to suffer the consequences of built up bad karma from immoral acts/unrepented sins. Maybe together we can help make the world a better place by changing ourselves for the better, and changing things around us for the better.
And addressing/thanking the CREATOR, LORD GOD at the beginning and end of your prayers would be a good idea 😊
Or just be my friend if you don't want to say the prayer 😄
I'm trying to help you get right with the LORD 🙏
Amen.
I have worded a short prayer for you to say if you are not sure what words to use, it may not be the best but here it is 😊
'' CREATOR, LORD GOD,
Please forgive me and my friends and my family for our immoral acts, please help guide us in a positive direction and please help us against evil. Please save us from Hell and have mercy on our souls. Thank you CREATOR, LORD GOD. Amen. ''
Please say this at least once a day for at least a month, do it longer if you want to and can 🙏
You should prostrate yourself if you don't want to do spoken prayer, or do both 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😊 Please worship the LORD GOD and not any idol.
Please put your hands together 🙏 bow your head and say this prayer:
"CREATOR, LORD GOD, please know that I worship you and not any idols. Thank you for everything CREATOR, LORD GOD. Amen"
Say ' Om Namah Shivaya ' out loud or in your head 108 times, or try to do it 1008 times 😊 try to do it everyday if you want
repeat this aloud for as long as you want to, try to do it for like an hour a day or say it in a prayer "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner"
You can also say this prayer once a day or repeat it aloud as many times as you would like to:
"Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen."
Thessalonians 5:16-18
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
Philippians 4:6-7
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
"O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!" Repeat this aloud at least 3 times or as many as you want, do it everyday if you can
I apologize for all the words 😊 I know how it may look
If only humans put the kind of effort that they do killing each other on solving all of the worlds problems like hunger, and poverty.
Gmornin gemin
Ooh-rah Golf Company.
Lead or follow?
Innacurate, where are the crayons 🖍️
Hold on!!
They set up camp with bleachers and lights??
Omg.🤣🤣
Soga-Son, I like watching you, but you need to enter the ring with GRIT in your teeth and motivated determination.... I know you're a young Sumo Fighter, but you're a BIG man with HUGE legs... That skinny fighter should have never beat you!!!
I have also watched you during training matches and you lose too much. So get in that ring with a WINNER'S determination with FIGHT and FIERCENESS in your eyes, and NOT a half hearted mindset young man 🤨🤨🤨
I am rooting for you, Soga-Son. ⚔️
The crucible was easy. I’ve had high school soccer practices that were more difficult.
Rah !!!!
What are the pronouns for DIs?
john goffreds moms pride
scott andrew richardson lied
mausoleum pried
👍
Wasnt that bad
I had worse days in the fleet
The crucibke was hell for me fighting with a broken hand is no joke and fight you will 3018 mike co
Everyone is so dramatic. The crucible wasnt that bad at all.
No, but for most, who didn't grow up like us, it was fairly difficult.
@@MrStaybrown The thing is, by the time you get to the crucible you have already gone through hell and physical conditioning. You have been prepared for the crucible. I found the first month of two way worse than the crucible. The crucible wasn't easy and it wasn't fun but it's not as crazy as it's made out to be.
I can’t believe they had to do all of that with a mask on that is absolutely ridiculous
jim geddenbergs keg
jean marvin brothers dropped peg
new found freedoms greg
Marine got nothing on big the red1
carls comfortable
half a cent russian ruble
mams apple strudel
UK Forces comments:
Next to no team-work taught to Marine recruits.
No opportunities for recruits to carry out section patrols and attacks, independent of instructors.
Incomprehensible and gratuitous shouting by instructors.
An uneasy air of retribution by instructors because they themselves were harassed as recruits.
In summary:
10 weeks mis-spent 'training'.