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LivinSoFree
10-19-04, 02:02 PM
OK, I'm pretty sure I'm up fairly well on my Marine Corps history, but before I fire back at this numbnut that apparently has become quite angry and defensive at being called out, I want to make sure my ducks are in a row.
At any point in time (though mainly in the last 20 years, has the Recruit Training Cycle EVER exceeded 13 weeks?
Thanks in advance.
- Meyer
HardJedi
10-19-04, 03:25 PM
hmnnnn. not to my knowledge, but then again, iam not even surew what day it is
greensideout
10-19-04, 03:40 PM
By "Training Cycle", do you mean both Boot and ITR?
If yes, then it has exceeded 13 weeks. Boot 12 wks and ITR 4 wks.
But if you just mean Boot Camp then I would say that I never of it.
snipowsky
10-19-04, 03:45 PM
HELL NO!
Correct me if I'm wrong Vietnam Veterans, but the only time recruit training has ever been changed is during the Vietnam War/"Conflict" and it was shortened to get more recruits out to the FMF.
I have a friend who was a Tunnelrat in Vietnam with Force Recon and he told me he did his boot in 8 weeks sometime in the late 60's I believe...
He was drafted too.
RichLundeen
10-19-04, 03:49 PM
I think when I went through MCRD SD it was about 12 weeks in 1984.
yellowwing
10-19-04, 03:50 PM
8 weeks! Did they let the maggots sleep during that time?
HardJedi, Tuesday 19 October 2004
snipowsky
10-19-04, 03:52 PM
Probably not! Heck I don't remember sleeping much when I went for 12 weeks. Imagine how bad it would be for only 8?
Then again boot camp wasn't anything compared to SOI. Boot camp is a joke compared to SOI! I was with Alpha Co. at Camp Gieger... called us Atheletic Alpha for some odd reason?
Could it have been the daily 10 mile runs?
radio relay
10-19-04, 03:55 PM
I went through bootcamp in the Summer of '68. It was eight weeks of fun in the sun on the beaches of MCRD San Diego... :cool:
snipowsky
10-19-04, 03:57 PM
Thanks Sgt. radio relay! I think he was drafted in that time era also. He was at the seige of Khe Sahn I do know that much.
HardJedi
10-19-04, 04:14 PM
Originally posted by yellowwing
HardJedi, Tuesday 19 October 2004
Man, THAT'S a load off of my mind LOL
RichLundeen
10-19-04, 04:19 PM
Hey Richard!
Glad your feeling better, HardJedi.
snipowsky
10-19-04, 04:27 PM
LMAO@HardJedi saying that's a load off his mind.
Awesome.
Yellowwing knows today's date. ROFLMFAO!
DSchmitke
10-19-04, 05:25 PM
Bootcamp was only 12 weeks long in October of 1976.In P.I. where the sand is 18" deep and the sand fleas also get to eat new meat.
LivinSoFree
10-19-04, 05:52 PM
Has anyone ever heard of recruits being held over in processing for longer than a week while waiting for a company to form? At least in recent years?
"Receiving' time may have a variable to it. As I recall, Jan '76 (crossed the P.I. gate @ midnight 12/31/75) I spent just over a week in receiving before being picked up.
Hair cuts, basic issue, testing, shots, etc.
I can still hear SSgt Johnson (about 10 ft tall, dark green Marine);
"WHEN I GIVE YOU THE COMMAND FORWARD MARCH, FORWARD BEING THE PREPATORY COMMAND AND MARCH BEING THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION....."
:marine:
Originally posted by snipowsky
HELL NO!
Correct me if I'm wrong Vietnam Veterans, but the only time recruit training has ever been changed is during the Vietnam War/"Conflict" and it was shortened to get more recruits out to the FMF.
I have a friend who was a Tunnelrat in Vietnam with Force Recon and he told me he did his boot in 8 weeks sometime in the late 60's I believe...
He was drafted too.
Although I was not drafted I can attest to the shortened training snipowsky.
I went through PISC in Aug 1965.
8 Weeks of boot camp.
We DID get to sleep.
What I do not know to this day is what training was left out.
What training was condensed.
I sure did know that it was shortened to expidite rotation of Marines to WESTPAC (Vietnam).
I believe 1965 was the beginning of the build up of troops in 'Nam.
ITR was still 4 weeks in 65.
hrscowboy
10-19-04, 09:59 PM
In 1969 bootcamp was 8 weeks and ITR was 4 weeks and then onto nam ...
greensideout
10-19-04, 10:09 PM
"DON'T LEAN FORWORD! WAIT FOR THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION"! LOL
i remember 9 wks of basic, 3 wks of ITR in '69, could be mistaken, didn't pay much attention, lol.
03s then went to BITS for 4 wks, I had 8 wks of radio school.