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Hey you all! I told you guys and girls I would be back and tell you when my friends graduates from the Marines! Friday of this week he finally graduates! He went in June 20th of 04. He had a big medical problem while he was in boot and they put him in some platoon so he could recover. He stuck in there and the Marine was also good enouf to work with him so he could get back into another platoon. Im very happy for him stickin in there and I hope he has a succsessful 4years in the Corps!
GO CHAD:marine: !
noleafclover
01-06-05, 06:39 PM
Wow...he spent more than 6 months in bootcamp. That's amazing.
StefanovicN
01-06-05, 06:41 PM
Thats actually fairly common :) alot of recruits get broken in boot :)
Goodluck to you however
PFC Stefanovic
yeah, I was very surprised he was alowed to stay that long to recover! GO MARINES!:thumbup:
HardJedi
01-07-05, 11:52 AM
he must have kept a good attitude about himself, for him to get to stay so long. good for him!
jinelson
01-07-05, 11:58 AM
Now thats tenacity, the Corps needs that in Marines, your friend is to be commended
Well is goin to have many awsome parties to attend to when he gets back!
B A Hall
01-07-05, 12:38 PM
The ones that had problem when I was in tried to escape the Island and were brought back in the middle of the night in cuffs escorted by MP'S.Way to hang Good luck Semper Fi.
LOL.... I guess they didnt have what it took haa? I bet all you fellow recruits had a good time with that haa? Kinda curious, what happened to them? Did they get kicked out or did they get forced to graduate?
Namvet67
01-07-05, 01:37 PM
Scheduled boot camp time doesn't apply to all recruits. Been that way for years....medical,attitude,motivation etc. I was one of the lucky ones....not one extra day in boot for me...no way. I have seen some that spent almost a year in boot...congrats to your new Marine friend.
Well I must say, spending alote of time with my new Marine friend. He really has a differant attitude about himself. He stands up straight and proud with hands behind he's back, He also seems to stride for perfection in things. I never thought I would ever see him like this. Just yesterday at he's house, he walked past his sink and he straightend up the soap bottle(this just isnt Chad). Theres just so many small things you can see from him. I am a very proud friend and very happy for him!
Seeing all this that i've seen come out of Chad, I just wanted to become a Marine even more and I hope the day comes where I can also become a proud, disapline Marine!
WAY TO GO CHAD!
SEE YA
Namvet67
01-10-05, 12:25 PM
It shows from the inside out...pretty cool huh Bret? If you want it bad enough...your day will come too. Send my oorah to Bret.
Yeah gbudd, it's an awsome sight! I do hope my day will come when I can become a Marine but untill that mabye possible day I can have that chance, I haft to set hear and suffer that long wait untill that day comes(this is what hurts me the most is the waiting for that chance).
NOTE: thanks for that oorah gbudd! I appreciate it bro!
JAG5150
01-10-05, 01:23 PM
Originally posted by Bret
He stands up straight and proud with hands behind he's back, He also seems to stride for perfection in things. I never thought I would ever see him like this. Just yesterday at he's house, he walked past his sink and he straightend up the soap bottle(this just isnt Chad). TSEE YA
Bret, the Chad that you knew is no longer, this is very deffinately your friend Chad. He has gone through the transformation, I like to think of it as evolution of the modern man. He has just started this evoultion, there are many levels to this and he has many more that he will transend.:marine:
jinelson
01-10-05, 01:43 PM
Brett The Drill Instructors do an outstanding job at the MCRD's first they break you down totally physically, mentally and spiritually then mold you into a mighty force that never changes a United States Marine. Believe me I was a tough one but they beat me into shape and my parents couldnt believe the change they saw.
Well from what i've seen from Chad, I can understand that.
yellowwing
01-10-05, 03:02 PM
I was a tough one but they beat me into shape... Of course they did it out of love :banana:
JAG5150
01-10-05, 03:04 PM
Love for the Marine Corps that is.
jinelson
01-10-05, 03:10 PM
Yeah but this young piece of civilian stuff didnt know at the time unitil it was all over. I was in shock and they awed me. They were so proud of my improved performance they promoted me to house mouse to make sure that I knew they loved me.
Jim
yellowwing
01-10-05, 03:17 PM
Sheet! During the first hygeine inspection, the Drill Instuctor ripped out my sparse chest hairs one by one. That when I knew this is going to be different! LOL ;)
JAG5150
01-10-05, 03:22 PM
Like you said Yellowwing, it was all done out of love.
yellowwing
01-10-05, 03:23 PM
Yeah okay, you got me on that one!
JAG5150
01-10-05, 03:28 PM
I'm sure that it was done in a very gentle and loving manner, just be glad that your chest was not densly populated.
DuckSauce
01-12-05, 10:29 AM
Originally posted by JAG5150
I'm sure that it was done in a very gentle and loving manner, just be glad that your chest was not densly populated.
uh oh, this is going to feel good:D