Earning The Title - U.S. Marine - Summer 1989
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- A documentary film was made of my platoon (1049) as we navigated our way through U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, CA back in 1989. Not going to tell you which one is me! ;-)
My dad made me promise to check out all of the services before joining. In July of 90 the Marines called me first. I said yes I wanted to become a Marine. The recruiter was at my house in 30 minutes; papers ready. Since I was 17, my parents had to sign their consent. Before signing, my dad looked at me and said, "I thought you were going to check out all the services." Sorry dad, my mind was made up when I was 13. Spent 5 years as an 0311, got out for 8 years and went back in spending another 7 years as a grunt. 3 UDPs in Asia and 3 more in Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Those 3 months shaped my life.....Im 56 now, everything I've earned, done well at or succeeded at.... is credited to the Corps......hard driven and above all, I believe in myself......forever.......Semper Fi.
In 1968, I completed marine corp boot camp. I felt like a pow. At the completion of training a drill instructor said, "if you hate us when you leave here, we did our job."
Uniform so timeless this video doesn’t look 31 years old
I was a recruit at Parris Island and I was a drill instructor and Senior drill instructor at San Diego I loved every minute of it all 21 years
Love how you can’t tell what year this is unless they tell you. The marine corps is the definition of consistency.
Landed there Dec 86, graduated early 87, brings back memories. They really sugar coated it. Those of you thinking of going in, dont second guess, DO IT!!! All that I do in my life, I will die a Marine, no one can take that away from me. The brotherhood is huge. My love for my country is huge also. Best move I ever made at a young age.
Landed on the yellow footprints on December 22, 1993. My Recruiter showed me this video before I went in.
Many of these marines served in Desert Storm for sure; a few may have served after 9/11 if they stayed in. Respect
This was my class. Platoon 1051. SSgt. Morgan and Sgt. Ochoa. We started June 5th 1989. Oh the memories! OORAH!!
Thanks for the memories.
Holy shit same dude cutting hair since the 80s
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Hit the yellow footprints at MCRD San Diego 7 August, 1981 and retired 31 August, 2011 as a Master Gunnery Sergeant. It was still the best decision I ever made.
I was the SSgt Senior Drill Instructor in this video who was thrashing my recruits in the only pit call shown. I knew your SDI, we graduated from the same DI School class in 1987. When this video first came out, I would kid him that the entire “earning the title” video was centered around his plt, however, my scene was the only one showing true discipline…lol. I knew I was being filmed so I had to tone it down a bit.
Best feeling ever when the Commander says "Good morning Marines." I got chills when I heard them in that same room back in '91 and still got them today. Bravo Co. Plt. 1043.
Why does this make my eyes swell after having walked these footsteps over 39 years ago? Semper Fi, Marines.
Those guys are in their 50s now.
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I was in this video. Hotel Company platoon 2048, 2nd recruit training battalion. Graduation date August 18, 1989