Basic Boot Camp Day

[SeanWicks07]

Whats the basic bootcamp day like or does it change depending on the week?

[LOG4]

First, there's nothing "basic" about boot camp. It's hectic as hell and it changes daily, not weekly. There is a method to all the madness, though. The DI's are on a strict schedule and everything (well, almost everything) is done for a reason. Bottom line is do what you are told with speed and intensity, stay of the radar, and don't volunteer for sh*t.

Good luck!!

[SeanWicks07]

Will i get anything if i can do a few more pull-ups then everyone else or run a little faster or does that not mean ****? I mean i just dont want to call attention to myself.

[LOG4]

Dude, if you can get a perfect 300 Physical Fitness Test (PFT) score, you are the man and will get recognized at the end of boot camp. You always want to do well with PT. Calling attention to yourself in that regard is okay, but nothing negative like being the platoon slowpoke or sh*thead or anything like that.

[LOG4]

They teach you EVERYTHING you need to know. Just apply it and don't be stupid. I know it sounds harsh, but you'll get there and you'll see so many kids doing stupid things. Do what you know and do it as best as you can.

[SeanWicks07]

Okay i got a really stupid question, but what is the platoon **** head or nasty recruit or what. And what makes a good recruit from a bad one? I intend on going down there and shutting my mouth and sounding off, but really it seems like everyone says nasty recruits but never says what they do....?

[LOG4]

We had a recruit who had straight up attitude with the DI's and they always f*cked with him. They even went so far as to charge him with assault on a DI because he raised his hand toward the DI. We had another one who was just slow as sh*t and he was always f*cked with. Another one was just down right mentally slow and we all had to take the slack for it. During one of our "humps" while at Edson Range, I had to carry his rifle for him.

[SeanWicks07]

got it. is it looked down on if you help a nasty recruit or if you stay back in a hump to help out a team mate to motovate him? Hikes dont bug me. But i know it will bug some other guys can i help them out?

[LOG4]

No, it's not looked down on to help out a nasty recruit. Actually, I advise it, but it just sucks. Especially when your miles and miles into a hump and you are hating everything about boot camp then all the sudden you end up having to drag another recruit along. Yeah, it's what we as brothers do, but it just sucks.

[SeanWicks07]

LEtters help? so the more the better right? Another question. You have 3 sets of desert and 3 set of forest camis right? What uniform do you wear to church on sunday?

[LOG4]

LETTERS! LETTERS! LETTERS! One thing that REALLY SUCKS is being the one during mail call who doesn't get a letter. When you get picked up for your permanent platoon and get your address, write to a specific person who know how to contact all your friends. Have that person give your address to them so they can write you. The mail with begin to flow...

It's been over twelve years since BC, but I think I remember just wearing Cammies on Sunday.

[rvillac2]

LEtters help? so the more the better right? Another question. You have 3 sets of desert and 3 set of forest camis right? What uniform do you wear to church on sunday?

You will always be in cammies unless you are in an inspection.

[SeanWicks07]

inspections at the end of bootcamp right?

[rvillac2]

There are several inspections. Most will be in the Green Alpha uniform.

[SeanWicks07]

When do you buy all these uniforms?

[rvillac2]

They are issued to you at the beginning and tailored for you at various points in the training cycle.

[rvillac2]

Sean,

Don't worry too much about everything.
Just remember to keep your ears and eyes open at all times and brain engaged. Always sound off and do everything at the fastest speed you can possibly gather.

[SeanWicks07]

Can i get away with only being able to do 50 push-ups, and 15 pull-ups?

[Marine84]

Can i get away with only being able to do 50 push-ups, and 15 pull-ups?

You CANNOT do more of one to try to make up for the other that you can't do too much of. It doesn't work that way.

[killerinstinct]

Can i get away with only being able to do 50 push-ups, and 15 pull-ups?

look at it this way 50 push ups is only 25 Marine Corps push up's...

And the thing is you could do 1000 push ups and it will NEVER be good enough...

It's only good enough till they feel you can no longer do anymore

[drumcorpssnare]

Someone mentioned the topic of helping your fellow recruits, who aren't quite hacking it. Your drill instructors will not encourage you to help those who need help. HOWEVER...they will pay close attention to those recruits who take the initiative, on their own, to help someone in need. And it will be remembered, when promotions for Pfc. are considered.

Always remember this...Marines willingly sacrifice their lives for other Marines.
Marines endure great risks to retrieve their wounded and dead, from the battlefield.

Although you are recruits, and not Marines yet...that tradition applies to you as well. Encourage your fellow recruits to never quit. Grab that other recruit's pack and carry it for a while, when he needs to catch his breath.

When my platoon took the Final PFT in boot camp, we had a fat-body who collapsed, out cold, about 500 yds. from the finish line. The recruit who made "Honor Man" from our platoon saw this. He had already finished his run...but he ran to this fat-body, picked him up in a fireman's carry, and ran back to the finish line!
I remember our Drill Instructors screaming at the fat kid, saying what a useless piece of sh!t he was, etc. They told him he failed the PFT.
But...our Company Commander, Capt. Symolian, said, "Not so fast there Sgt.
This recruit crossed the finish line in the allotted time. Granted it was with the help of another recruit...but THAT is what the Marine Corps is all about."

drumcorpssnare:usmc:

[Zulu 36]

look at it this way 50 push ups is only 25 Marine Corps push up's...

And the thing is you could do 1000 push ups and it will NEVER be good enough...

It's only good enough till they feel you can no longer do anymore
DIs aren't totally without feeling. If they tell you get down and push the world away and you do it, they probably will let you stop. Either that or they'll call every other DI in earshot over to watch you actually push the world away (bragging of course, "Look what MY recruit can do!").

When we were in the pit, sometimes I thought the DIs had a number in their head. When that number of recruits finally passed out, they stopped the IT. Maybe not, but it seemed that way.

But remember, those were the days when DIs still could smack the crap out of you (inside normally, unless they were really good like our Kill Hat was - he could smack us pretty good out on the grinder and make it look innocent at a reasonable distance). See Full Metal Jacket (except recruits were not smacked in the face, nor did/do they have rifles after graduation).

[SeanWicks07]

SO basically all DIs do is yell and do IT?

[Zulu 36]

SO basically all DIs do is yell and do IT?

No, it only seems that way.

Actually they are responsible for a large portion of your instruction. For instance, drill (duh), care and cleaning of your uniforms, equipment, and your own ass, recruit knowledge (general orders, etc). They reinforce USMC history, teach ethics and values, plus many other subjects.

Plus they yell, scream, and IT your ass into the deck whenever they deem it necessary.

[SeanWicks07]

What about like fire watch and anything? Can you get out of that?

[Zulu 36]

What about like fire watch and anything? Can you get out of that?

Why would you want to? Already trying to beat the system? :evilgrin:

[Marine84]

What about like fire watch and anything? Can you get out of that?

Not only no but HELL no! Everybody gets a turn at that - at least in bootcamp it's only for a couple of hours or so. When you get in the fleet and have to pull duty (pretty much sitting in the lounge of the barracks and "babysitting"), it will be a 24 hour thing. Depending on what unit you're with, you may get the next day off, you may have to go work a full day. You may even switch duty days with someone but you will NEVER totally NOT have to do it.

[SeanWicks07]

Why would you want to? Already trying to beat the system? :evilgrin:
No no no.....welll i want to sleep. But my buddy came back and said he never got it. O yeah big question. Are cadences sang everyday?

[Marine84]

Damn near every time you march EXCEPT during some sort of ceremony and you'll have the drumer in the band to sync your stepping to.

[SeanWicks07]

cool

[Zulu 36]

No no no.....welll i want to sleep. But my buddy came back and said he never got it. O yeah big question. Are cadences sang everyday?

I think your buddy is fibbing, either that or he is the luckiest recruit I ever heard of. Yes, cadences are sung daily, or close enough.

Your drill instructors set the rules on firewatch. Your platoon might work how FW is assigned differently from another.

In my platoon, the guide, squad leaders, scribe, and King Rat were excused from FW. However, we also got up 30-minutes ahead of everyone else daily in order to be dressed and ready to hit our duties at reveille. FW was only one hour long and with 55 or so recruits available, you can do the math (we only stood one-man watches).

[LOG4]

Here's a great story about duty... I was the barracks duty NCO on either a Friday or Saturday night (one of the party/clubbing nights) in MCAS Iwakuni and a good buddy of mine was my ADNCO. Well, it was very late in the morning about 0200 and I had just conducted a shift change with my ADNCO, so I took my blouse off and sat on the pool table in the lounge; he sat on the couch and we started to watch the Breakfast Club. Well, all the sudden one of the female Marines I knew and really never had any interest in stormed in and said "I'm sooo f*cked up!" We both turned around, looked at her, and turned back to watch the movie. Next thing you know, she gets in front of me, commences to mack all up on me, and whispers "let's go to your room..." I said nothing, jumped off the pool table, grabbed her hand with my left and her shoes to my right, walked down the hall to my room. Now if ALL duties were like that...Hehehehehe...

Poolees, duty isn't half bad.

[Zulu 36]

M84, you were at Iwakuni weren't you....?

[Marine84]

Back when I was in, we weren't allowed to have guys in our rooms - I ain't saying we never did it - we weren't "allowed" to according to Marine Corps rules and regs. I don't know how many men that myself and 2 roomies hid in wall lockers or the shower!

[Marine84]

Yeah, I was there. I had a blast that year! WHEW!

[LOG4]

What unit were you with? I was there in from 95 to 99. Under fav duty station, I initially put down Iwakuni, but Blount Island rocked a bit more...:marine:

[Marine84]

86-87 H&MS15 Ordnance

[LOG4]

Yeah, I was with MAG-12.

[SeanWicks07]

Lol ride on. I feel like all recurit training im going to be catching my breath. I swim and run and pt all the time. i can do pull-ups and push ups but i feel like no matter waht the whole time im going to be not good enough? any aile for that?

[SeanWicks07]

Lol ride on. I feel like all recurit training im going to be catching my breath. I swim and run and pt all the time. i can do pull-ups and push ups but i feel like no matter waht the whole time im going to be not good enough? any aile for that?

[SeanWicks07]

Lol ride on. I feel like all recurit training im going to be catching my breath. I swim and run and pt all the time. i can do pull-ups and push ups but i feel like no matter waht the whole time im going to be not good enough? any aile for that?

[LOG4]

Do your best, put in at least 110% ALL the time, when times are rough and you think you can't make it, think of something back home that makes you REALLY happy--you'll be okay.
I used to tell my guys/girls that boot camp is 80% mental and 20% physical.

[SeanWicks07]

ii cant sleep at night im so excited. I watch ears opens eyeballs click to fall asleep.

[Zulu 36]

ii cant sleep at night im so excited. I watch ears opens eyeballs click to fall asleep.
Funny, I'm not excited. I get to sleep just fine. :D


Maybe it's the medication.

[Marine84]

ii cant sleep at night im so excited. I watch ears opens eyeballs click to fall asleep.

OK.................I bought this flick, I've watched it. You are in for a rude awakening if you base it on THAT! The few times when you saw a DI in a Recruit's grill - imagine that (if you can) except alllllllllllllllllllllll daaaaaaaaaaaaaaay loooooooooooooooooong! They even wake you up like that - have you ever been scared awake? It's that feeling magnified 10 times.

I can see how you can fall asleep watching it though.;)

[SeanWicks07]

Lol

[Zulu 36]

Don't worry, the inability to fall asleep quickly will end the first night they let you go to bed at a semi-decent hour. It's the waking up at the very indecent hour next morning that sucks.

Try: "Please, Sarge, just one more hour?"

It might work.


Or not.

[SeanWicks07]

LOL i cant wait. I am so excited

[Zulu 36]

LOL i cant wait. I am so excited

Like constipation, this too shall pass. :evilgrin:

[SeanWicks07]

Lol

[Marine84]

You'll wonder why they're so pi$$ed off all the time. If anybody in here has offended you with something that was said - these guys are gonna ROCK YOUR WORLD!

[SeanWicks07]

Do Drill instructors have souls? Or feelings or emotions?

[Zulu 36]

Actually I like to fall asleep to the melodic strains of the Royal Marines Massed Bands - Beating Retreat 2006.

The drum beatings are so soothing.

[Zulu 36]

Do Drill instructors have souls? Or feelings or emotions?

Sure they do. They love their families and other Marines. Recruits ain't either.

Their souls are sucked out by dementors like in the Harry Potter movies. Sometimes they get them back if not promoted to First Sergeant.

[Marine84]

Do Drill instructors have souls? Or feelings or emotions?

Yes they do but you will NEVER see them. Once they're done with you, you won't be so ready to show YOURS either.

[LOG4]

In BC, you feel like the DI's are just indestructable machines. Well, throughout BC, a couple of my DI's were caught laughing. Once when we were forming for PT, one of our DI's ran out of the duty hut and into the squadbay, yelling a screaming and it turnes out that his trousers were unbloused. During the run, our Senior sang a cadence about it. Then, one day the Senior had the audacity to bring his daughter to the squadbay. That moment, we new we were dealing with a person.

[SeanWicks07]

My buddy said he and some other recruits woke up and rubbed a hard on so that there Drill Instructor would come in and he came in saw it and laughed and left.

[SeanWicks07]

My buddy said he and some other recruits woke up and rubbed a hard on so that there Drill Instructor would come in and he came in saw it and laughed and left.

[SeanWicks07]

i bite my nails is that bad?

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

Yes it is. In boot camp putting your hands anywhere near your face when you are washing it, eating, or shaving is not allowed.

[SeanWicks07]

lol better stop that then huh?

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

It would be a good idea. But, they'll break you of the habit quickly enough.

[SeanWicks07]

E4B Thank You. I am really not a disresectful *******. I just think this whole lets talk **** in the forum to another poolee and keep it up is stupid. I am a pretty quite kid.

[SgtHMH]

Listen up, first if you move your eye balls they will be in your face. If you are at attention and you move, they will be in your face. If you move wrong they will be in your face. One DI will be out in front, but the others will be somewhere else around. If you don't move fast enough they will be in your face. This goes for the whole platoon and you will be bent or other fun things and games. Everyday is differant and there is something going to happen. Also you will all have classroom time, this is not classroom time of sort it is sweat time. You just have to go and go through it and earn the title like the rest of us did.

Semper Fi

[SeanWicks07]

Listen up, first if you move your eye balls they will be in your face. If you are at attention and you move, they will be in your face. If you move wrong they will be in your face. One DI will be out in front, but the others will be somewhere else around. If you don't move fast enough they will be in your face. This goes for the whole platoon and you will be bent or other fun things and games. Everyday is differant and there is something going to happen. Also you will all have classroom time, this is not classroom time of sort it is sweat time. You just have to go and go through it and earn the title like the rest of us did.

Semper Fi
THank you

[SgtHMH]

Oh didn't you know that any NCO in the Corps can be a DI, just have to be picked and go to the school. All Sergeants in the Corps can go nuts at anytime, just push the right button and you will see the true attitude come out. As you get rank, you get to yell more and go off about things. I have had my moments at times, because chit rolls down hill. As a Marine NCO, you get to go off at times and that is part of Marine history of rank. Just don't think DIs go off, it is all NCOS that go off in the Corp when the time is right. Just think in a combat action area with what is going on and all the yelling to get the Marines moving and Hardcore to win the Battle. So it is not DIs that have attitudes, it is all Marine NCOs that have that attitude inside us at the right time to get the job and battles done.

Semper Fi

[MKinney]

Everything is on a schedule. Planned out days in advance. Even the pittings as a platoon are planned out. Sure individual pits are random, but that's only if you really mess up and they get the kill hat to run you to the pit while the rest of the platoon continues on the schedule.

[BR34]

LEtters help? so the more the better right? Another question. You have 3 sets of desert and 3 set of forest camis right? What uniform do you wear to church on sunday?

You actually have 2 deserts and 3 woodlands, not that it matters. You'll wear whatever you're told. And if you aren't wearing what everyone else is wearing then you probably went UnK on something (you never want to be in deserts when everyone else is in green).

[1stRad2671]

I was the scribe when I went through boot camp in '97. It was my duty to make 3x5 index cards with each day's schedule for each DI. I also made cards for myself as a backup. Well I finally found some that were stored away in a box.
Time/Activity/Location
Movement Time often involves some drill.

Training Day 4
B 0550 (Breakfast)
L 1140 (Lunch)
D 1800 (Dinner)
0500-0630 Reveille/Morning BDR (basic daily routine) BN Area [This included breakfast]
0630-0700 Movement Time [No, not taking a dump] En Route
0700-0900 Combat Hitting Skills III Leatherneck Square
0900-1100 Bayonet Instruction Leatherneck Square
1100-1130 Movement Time En Route
1130-1230 Haircuts (1) Note 01: Recruits will report to all haircut appointments with clean, sand free hair. BN Area
1230-1300 Movement Time En Route
Some other stuff that is blank
1530-1700 Uniform Code of Military Justice Building 6005
1700-1730 Movement Time En Route
1730-1830 Evening Chow BN Area

Training Day 8
B 0520
L 1210
D 1740
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0900 Physical Fitness
0900-1030 Close Order Drill
1030-1130 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1130-1200 Values/Academics Reinforcement
1200-1300 Noon Meal
1300-1330 Movement Time
1330-1430 First Aid III: Shock/Treat Injuries
1430-1600 First Aid IV: Burns, Heat, Cold Injuries
1600-1630 Movement Time
1630-1730 Personal Problems
1730-1830 Evening Chow
PT: 1.5 mile individual effort Run/Rifle PT/Timed Sit-ups


I have more I'll type up later.

[SeanWicks07]

Thank you.........Wow thats so helpful

[drumcorpssnare]

sean- The nail biting issue used to be cured by the Drill Instructor saying something like, "Get your ****** dikskinner away from your koksucker!!!":evilgrin:

LOL

drumcorpssnare:usmc:

[Marine84]

Sean - if you want to break the nail biting thing - run jalapeno peppers across your fingertips. Every time you stick that paw in your mouth you'll get burned.

[1stRad2671]

Here's the rest of it. Keep in mind this was from 10 years ago and at PI. There have probably been a few changes. Additionally they kicked us out of there the day before Thanksgiving so the final week's schedule was definately different. Senior Drill Instructor Time could be all sorts of things, good or bad.:D


Training Day 9
B 0520
L 1200
D 1800
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0900 Close Order Drill
0900-0930 Movement Time
0930-1100 Marine Corps History II
1100-1130 Marine Corps Mission/Organization
1130-1200 Movement Time
1200-1300 Noon Meal
1300-1400 Weapons Handling
1400-1430 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1430-1500 Movement Time
1500-1600 Haircuts
1600-1630 Movement Time
1630-1730 Core Value- Commitment
1730-1800 Evening Chow

Training Day 10
B 0520
L 1200
D 1710
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0900 Physical Fitness
0900-0930 Movement Time
0930-1130 Marine Corps History III
1130-1200 Movement Time
1200-1300 Noon Meal
1300-1500 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1500-1700 Close Order Drill
1700-1800 Evening Chow
PT: 1.0 Mile warm-up jog/Obstacle Course

Training Day 11
B 0520
L 1240
D 1710
0500-0630 Reveille/Morning BDR
0630-0700 Movement Time
0700-0800 Marine Corps History IV
0800-0830 Movement Time
0830-1030 Close Order Drill
1030-1230 Line I Part III (martial arts)
1230-1330 Noon Meal
1330-1400 Medal of Honor Citation - Cafferata
1400-1500 Larceny (UCMJ instruction)
1500-1700 Values/Academics Reinforcement
1700-1800 Evening Chow

Training Day 12
B 0540
L 1150
D 1750
0500-0630 Reveille/Morning BDR
0630-0700 Movement Time
0700-0900 Pugil Sticks II
0900-1100 Line II Part I
1100-1130 Movement Time
1130-1230 Noon Meal
1230-1300 Movement Time
1300-1400 First Aid IV: Transport Casualties
1400-1430 Movement Time
1430-1600 Close Order Drill
1600-1700 Blanket Party (class, includes clip from FMJ)
1700-1800 Evening Chow

Training Day 11
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0900 Physical Fitnes- 2 Mile run NFT 8:45, Circuit Course PT Field
0900-0930 Medal of Honor - Kelly Squad Bay
0930-1000 Movement Time
1000-1100 Haircuts RTR Barber
1100-1130 Movement Time
1130-1230 MCX Recruit PX
1230-1300 Movement Time
1300-1400 Chow
1400-1530 Marine Corps History IV Building 6005
1530-1630 First Aid V: Snakes and Insects
1630-1700 Movement Time
1700-18000 Chow

Training Day 14
B 0600
L 1140
D 1710
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0900 Physical Fitness
0900-0930 Movement Time
0930-1100 Marine Corps History VI
1100-1130 Movement Time
1130-1230 Noon Meal
1230-1400 Values/Academics Reinforcement
1400-1500 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1500-1700 Close Order Drill
1700-1800 Evening Chow
PT: 1/2 mile warm -up, 1-mile squad ability inter 30/60 max set sits/pulls, 1/2 mile cool down

Training Day 18
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0900 PT: 2.5-mile squad ability run/Table PT/Intro to Log Drill
0900-0930 Initial Travel Brief
0930-1130 Close Order Drill
1130-1230 Noon Meal
1230-1300 Movement Time
1300-1500 Pugil Sticks III
1500-1530 Movement Time
1530-1700 Values/Academics Reinforcement
1700-1800 Evening Chow

Training Day 19
B 0520
L 1140
D 1700
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0900 Physical Fitness
0900-1030 Close Order Dril
1030-1130 Suicide Scenario 5
1130-1230 Noon Meal
1230-1530 Dental Recall
1530-1700 Values/Academics Reinforcement
1700-1800 Evening Chow
PT: 1/2-mile warm-up/1.5-mile interval 30/60/Circuit Course

Training Day 20
B 0520
L 1200
D 1730
0500-0600 Reveille/Morning BDR
0600-0630 Movement Time
0630-0900 Mid-Cycle Testing
0900-0930 Movement Time
0930-1000 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1000-1130 Haircuts
1130-1200 Movement Time
1200-1300 Noon Meal
1300-1400 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1400-1430 Medal of Honor Citation - Sgt Gonzalez
1430-1530 Professional Conduct
1530-1700 Close Order Drill
1700-1800 Evening Chow

Training Day 21
B 0520
L 1200
D 1720
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0900 Physical Fitness
0900-1000 Fraternization
1000-1130 Close Order Drill
1130-1230 Noon Meal
1230-1330 Movement Time
1330-1630 Dental Recall
1630-1700 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1700-1800 Evening Chow
PT: 2.5-mile individual effort run/Obstacle Course

Training Day 24
0500-0630 Reveille/Morning BDR
0630-0700 Movement Time
0700-1100 Combat Survival Swim
1100-1200 Noon Meal
1200-1400 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1400-1600 Close Order Drill
1600-1700 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1700-1800 Evening Chow

Training Day 25
B 0540
L 1130
D 1730
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0830 PT: 2-Mile Squad Run/ Half hour flex
0830-0900 Movement Time
0900-1000 Haircuts
1000-1030 Movement Time
1030-1100 Medal of Honor- O'Malley
1100-1130 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1120-1230 Noon Meal
1230-1300 Movement Time
1300-1700 Combat Survival Swim
1700-1730 Movement Time
1730-1830 Evening Chow

Training Day 30 (Part of field week or whatever it's called, the gas chamber is done during this phase too)
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0830 Close Order Drill
0830-1000 Immediate and Remedial Action M16A2
1000-1100 Service Uniforms
1100-1200 Dress Blues
1200-1300 Noon Meal
1300-1400 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1400-1500 Movement to Page Field/Set Up Bivouac
1500-1600 Basic Field Skills II
1600-1700 Basic Field Skills III
1700-1800 Evening Chow
1800-2000 Senior Drill Instructor Time
2000-2300 6-Mile Night March

Training Day 43
0600-0620 Range Preparation and Streching Rifle Range
0630-1320 Known Distance Course of Fire
1330-1350 Remediation
1400-1550 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1600-1720 PT/PT Recovery 3-mile formation run/Circuit Course

Training Day 44
0600-0620 Range Preparation and Streching Rifle Range
0630-1320 Known Distance Course of Fire Rifle Range
1330-1420 Scoring/Qualifying Day Procedures Thunderdome
1430-1650 Remediation/Coaches Time Squad Bay

Training Day 45
0600-0620 Range Preparation and Streching Rifle Range
0630-1320 Known Distance Course of Fire Rifle Range
1330-1550 Remediation Squad Bay
1600-1650 Senior Drill Instructor Time Squad Bay

Training Day 46
0600-0620 Range Preparation and Streching Rifle Range
0630-1320 Known Distance Course Qualification Day Rifle Range
1330-1650 Senior Drill Instructor Time Squad Bay

Training Day 47
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR Weapons Squad Bay
0700-0900 Physical Fitness
0900-1100 Field Meet
1100-1200 Noon Meal
1200-1300 Suicide Scenario 24
1300-1330 Types of Discharges
1330-1400 Civilian Attire
1400-1500 Promotion System/Proficiency and Conduct Marks
1500-1700 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1700-1800 Evening Chow
PT: 2-Mile boot and utes w/rifles/Obstacle Course/Field Meet

Training Day 48
0630-0720 Introduction to Field Firing -Classroom 1
0730-0750 Application of Fundamentals in Field Firing
0800-0820 Field Firing Positions and Reloading
0830-0920 Supported Firing Positions
0930-1020 Daylight Target Detection
1020-1050 Field Protective Mask Techniques
1100-1150 Presentation of the M16A2
1200-1250 Noon Meal -Khe Sanh Range
1300-1620 36 Yard BZO Exercise/Presentation Exercise -Khe Sanh Range
1630-1650 Movement Time
1700-1750 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1800-1850 Evening Meal

Training Day 49
0630-0650 A-Line Range Preparation -Hue City Range
0700-0950 Limited Exposure Exercise
1000-1150 Field Protective Mask Exercise
1200-1250 Noon Meal
1300-1420 Field Protective Mask Exercise
1430-1450 Movement Time
1500-1550 Moving Targets Classroom 1
1600-1650 Multiple Target Engagement Techniques Class
1700-1720 Movement Time
1730-1820 Evening Meal
1830-1850 Movement Time
1900-1950 Low Light/Dark Techniques Clas
2000-2250 Low Light/Dark Exercise -Hue City Range

Training Day 50
0630-0720 Weapons Maintenance
0730-0750 A-Line Range Prep -Khe Sanh Range
0800-0850 Range Estimation Class -Classroom 1
0900-1150 Unknown Distance Exercise -Khe Sanh Range
1200-1220 Noon Meal
1230-1720 Day Movement Course
1730-1820 Evening Meal

Training Day 52
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0900 Physical Fitness
0900-1000 MOS Structure
1000-1100 Leave and Liberty
1100-1200 Noon Meal
1200-1300 Close Order Drill
1300-1430 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1430-1500 Movement Time
1500-1600 Haircuts
1600-1630 Movement Time
1630-1730 Illegal Drugs
1730-1830 Evening Chow

Training Day 53
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0900 Physical Fitness
0900-0930 Senior Drill Instructor Time
0930-1030 Movement Time-Back to BN Area (from Range)
1030-1130 Liberty Conduct
1130-1200 Educational Benefits
1200-1300 Noon Meal
1300-1400 Close Order Drill
1400-1500 Sexual Harassment Scenario 11
1500-1700 Values/Academics Reinforcement
1700-1800 Evening Chow
PT: 4-Mile Platoon Motivational Run/Table PT

Training Day 54
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-1130 Dental Recall by appointment only -Building 674
0700-0800 Marriage and the first term Marine -Squad Bay
0800-0830 Final Travel Arrangements -Squad Bay
0830-0900 Adultery
0900-1100 Values/Academics Reinforcement
1100-1200 Noon Meal
1200-1230 Movement Time
1230-1500 Final Academic Testing -Building 6005
1500-1600 Sexual Responsibility of the Marine -Building 6005
1600-1700 Financial Management -Building 6005
1700-1730 Movement Time
1730-1830 Evening Chow

Training Day 55
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-1030 CO Commander's Inspection / 03 Clothing -BN Area
1030-1100 Senior Drill Instructor Time -Squad Bay
1100-1200 Personal Assistance -Squad Bay
1200-1300 Noon Meal
1300-1330 Movement Time
1330-1700 Orders/ID/SRB Brief -Recruit Admin Building
1700-1730 Movement Time
1730-1800 Evening Chow

Training Day 56
0500-0600 Reveille/Morning BDR
0600-0630 Movement Time
0630-0930 Cash Sale Appointments
0730-0830 Haircuts
0830-0900 Movement Time
0900-1100 Senior Drill Instructor Time -Squad Bay
1100-1200 Noon Meal
1200-1300 Senior Drill Instructor Time -Squad Bay
1300-1330 Movement Time
1330-1430 Legal Responsibility Building 6005
1430-1530 Moral Courage
1530-1600 Movement Time
1600-1700 Senior Drill Instructor Time -Squad Bay
1700-1800 Evening Chow

Training Day 57
Don't have a card for this one, but I imagine it would be the Crucible.

Training Day 58
0400-2250 Crucible

Training Day 59
0200-0500 Night Unit Movement 9-Mile March to BN Area
0800-0830 Colors Ceremony (This is when our EGA ceremony was)
0900-1000 Warriors Breakfast
1000-1100 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1100-1200 Chow
1200-1700 Senior Drill Instructor Time
1700-1800 Chow

(Sunday)
0500-0630 Reveille/Morning BDR
0630-0800 Graduation Rehearsal (Key personnel only)
0800-1200 Religious Time/Square Away Time
1200-1300 Noon Meal
1300-1330 Movement Time
1330-1530 Graduation Rehearsal
1530-1730 Recruit Liberty

Training Day 60
0400-0500 Reveille/Morning BDR
0500-0600 Haircuts
0600-0700 Senior Drill Instructor Time
0700-0900 BN Commander's Inspection
0900-1200 04 Clothing Issue
1200-1300 Noon Meal
1300-1700 Final Travel Plan/Pay Bills/Child Abuse
1700-1800 Evening Chow
1800-1900 Rifle Turn In/Personal Effects -Building 6001
1900-1930 Movement Time
1930-2030 Indoor Graduation Rehearsal -Base Theater


Training Day 61
0500-0630 Reveille/Morning BDR
0630-0830 3-Mile Motivation Run/Recovery
0830-0900 Senior Drill Instructor Time
0900-1000 Platoon Photo
1000-1200 Mark Final Issue -Squad Bay
1200-1300 Noon Meal
1430-1530 'Once a Marine...Always a Marine' -Company Area
1530-1730 Graduation Rehearsal -Parade Deck
1730-1830 Evening Chow
1830-2000 Initial Issue Turn In -Building 696

Training Day 62
0500-0700 Reveille/Morning BDR
0700-0900 Graduation Rehearsal -Parade Deck
0900-1030 Graduation Ceremony -Parade Deck

[SeanWicks07]

THANKS Now i have a better idea. i had a totally different idea. THANK YOU

[Bulkyker]

Good stuff 1stRad! It should be noted that the training schedules on the cards show 1 hour for chow and in reality most of that hour is not spent eating chow ;)

Some of the training schedules appear to end at 1800 and the reality is that at 1800 the games have just begun. It is a rare class that recruits don't show up breathing hard sweating and covered in sand. 5:20 chow is always fun. Green reville is not allowed but there is nothing that says you can't recieve a right face 5 minutes after reville is sounded and by the time you reach the chow how you better be fully dressed.

[killerinstinct]

No no no.....welll i want to sleep. But my buddy came back and said he never got it. O yeah big question. Are cadences sang everyday?

your buddy was probably a scribe because they are the ones who make the firewatch roster..

I was a scribe and we did stand in at first but then after talkign to the other firewatches we didnt.

Oh yea try to be buddies with them because i noticed that people who **** them off get rotated in the roster more than usual

[TennysonUSMC]

You're going to be leaving in 4 days for hell, so I just want to let you know the following things, after reading your posts.

1. You are literally going to hell, do not think you are prepared at all.
2. You will wear cammies all the time, except for: Inspection, Family Day, Graduation.
3. The DI's will never consider you good enough. In fact, you will die more, the better you do, because you are never going to reach your best. My platoon was the honor platoon, and we got f***ed up more than anyone else probably. But, it's definitley worth it to excel.
4. PT is not hard at boot camp. I died at MOS school, 5 days a week. Just keep that in mind for motivation! ;)

5. Relax yourself completely on the rifle range. I'd shot a few rifles before boot camp, and been hunting a couple of times as well. Forget all that stupid s***. Listen to your PMI, I did, and I'm an Expert, and it was NOT hard.

6. Swim qual sucks, stretch your legs out while you're in line for 3...or you'll be like me and be a 4 qual haha.

7. Letters were very important to me, but, that does not mean that they come before your duties as a recruit, i.e. taking care of the things the DI's, guide, or squad leaders instruct you to do during square away time (when you get it). Get pictures sent too, they'll remind you of what's waiting for you back home (if you have a fine lady, all the better).

8. Do not hope for anything...only hope for chow, church, and sleep.

9. Be f***ing belligerently loud. Do not feel stupid, your stupidity will soon be turned into sweat and blood on the quarterdeck if you do not sound off.

10. Sprinting is not fast enough.

11. If you have a s***bag recruit, attempt to help him out. Fix him, and the DI's will probably be ****ed off at you for taking care of someone other than yourself, but their entire job is to be ****ed off at you, in reality they care a great deal about your readiness for the Marine Corps. However, if you don't give a f***, they will f*** you up, and they won't give two cents about you in anyway.

12. Be sneaky when necessary. You will learn mad Recruit Recon skills.

13. StandBY!

[Bulkyker]

As always the most brilliant thinkers are often Lcpls. Ask questions and provide answers. An explaination at the foot of a hill is not readilly available so it is probably not the right time to bring it up. Many a lance coolie has suddenly found himself in charge.

2 to the chest is taught because you are actually shooting at someone else who is ducking and dodging and shooting back..... the chest is the largest target. If you manage 2 in the chest and he is still shooting back then at least you slowed him down enough for one to the head.