thedrifter
10-18-07, 08:05 AM
Bozeman educators have chance to see what it takes to become a Marine
Oct 17, 2007 04:24 PM
For civilians it usually requires signing on the dotted line but next spring some local educators in the Bozeman area will have the opportunity to get a first hand look at becoming a U.S. Marine.
Each year about 17,000 men and women go to San Diego for U.S. Marine Corps boot camp and every year teachers and coaches from all over the country spend a week at the Recruit Depot learning what it takes to survive the 13 week training program.
The workshop is an awareness program which is geared toward informing high school and community college educators and media representatives about the making of a U.S. Marine. Marine Corps Captain Ed Johnson says the goal of the five day workshop is to allow educators to observe boot camp and get a taste of what life is like for new recruits.
"It makes the educator more informed and helps them give those kids a little more information to help them make a better decision. A lot of people think Marines are just infantry and go kick in doors in Iraq and take out bad guys, well, we got cooks, electricians and supply folk, folks in the band, pilots there's just a wide range of jobs."
More information on the Marine Corps' Educators Workshop scheduled for March 2008 can be found on the U.S. Marines web site.
www.marines.com/page/usmc.jsp?flashRedirect=true
Ellie
Oct 17, 2007 04:24 PM
For civilians it usually requires signing on the dotted line but next spring some local educators in the Bozeman area will have the opportunity to get a first hand look at becoming a U.S. Marine.
Each year about 17,000 men and women go to San Diego for U.S. Marine Corps boot camp and every year teachers and coaches from all over the country spend a week at the Recruit Depot learning what it takes to survive the 13 week training program.
The workshop is an awareness program which is geared toward informing high school and community college educators and media representatives about the making of a U.S. Marine. Marine Corps Captain Ed Johnson says the goal of the five day workshop is to allow educators to observe boot camp and get a taste of what life is like for new recruits.
"It makes the educator more informed and helps them give those kids a little more information to help them make a better decision. A lot of people think Marines are just infantry and go kick in doors in Iraq and take out bad guys, well, we got cooks, electricians and supply folk, folks in the band, pilots there's just a wide range of jobs."
More information on the Marine Corps' Educators Workshop scheduled for March 2008 can be found on the U.S. Marines web site.
www.marines.com/page/usmc.jsp?flashRedirect=true
Ellie