Hello Marines!
I am set to ship off to MCRDPI in a few days and am extremely excited! I can't wait to start my journey into the World's Finest Fighting Force. I feel that I have spent the past few months wisely in preparing myself mentally and physically, and with the least amount of arrogance implied, I've come to realize that (after a long talk with my recruiter) I might be a good candidate for Guide and maybe even Honor Grad!
I've heard from a few different Marines that in order to hold onto the position of Platoon Guide, you have to be almost Drill Instructor like. Then again, I've also heard that you need to be a "buddy" type of a leader. I'm just wondering if there tends to be any kind of trend? Or just some more opinions would be helpful too.
Thanks Marines,
Duke!