View Full Version : Questions about 4th Battalion at PI
Joker2021
02-19-11, 07:17 PM
i see all sorts of posts on here about stories from the male battalions, but i was just wondering as to what to expect from the female DI's. Is it a no holds bar battalion like 3rd seems to be? Or is it easy compared to the male battalions? I welcome any stories or advice you Marines may have for me and my fellow female poolees, i'm just looking to prepare myself as much as i can before i leave :nerd:
Old Marine
02-19-11, 07:52 PM
I am not a Woman Marine, but I would suppose that WM Drill Instructors have to work under the same SOP as male Drill Instructors. I would also guess that the WM Training Schedule is very near the same as for male recruits.
There are some WM's on here who I am sure will help you. Where are you Softball Catch & Marine84??????
Lisa 23
02-19-11, 08:54 PM
4th BN is no walk in the park. The training schedule for females is the same as it is for males.
4th Recruit Training BN
http://www.mcrdpi.usmc.mil/units/rtr/battalions/4thbn/index.asp
Recruit Training
http://www.mcrdpi.usmc.mil/training/index.asp
Check out the following thread also.......
Female Marine Advice Needed(ASAP PLEASE)
http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92068&page=5
Tennessee Top
02-19-11, 09:11 PM
Read the rules for poolees. Pay attention to the one about proper punctuation/capitlization. You are not texting here.
I always felt that female Drill Instructors are way more intimidating that their male counterparts. Maybe it's just me, but whenever I walked past the DI monument at MCRD San Diego, the Female statue always gave me chills....
Lisa 23
02-19-11, 09:56 PM
I always felt that female Drill Instructors are way more intimidating that their male counterparts. Maybe it's just me, but whenever I walked past the DI monument at MCRD San Diego, the Female statue always gave me chills....
I took this photo when I went back to Parris Island in August of 2009 to see my nephew graduate from boot camp.
Drill Instructor monument at MCRDPI.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l305/wmarineluvstaylor/Vince%20Jrs%20photos/IMG_0048-1.jpg
She is still very creepy and intimidating.......
Old Marine
02-20-11, 09:52 AM
The D.I. Monuments are the same at both Recruit Depots. When SgtMaj. Bill Paxton came up with the idea of a monument for D.I.'s it was a great idea and took way to many years to go through all the government red tape, but well worth it.