Quick Historical Question

[LivinSoFree]

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]

hmnnnn. not to my knowledge, but then again, iam not even surew what day it is

[greensideout]

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]

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]

I think when I went through MCRD SD it was about 12 weeks in 1984.

[yellowwing]

8 weeks! Did they let the maggots sleep during that time?

HardJedi, Tuesday 19 October 2004

[snipowsky]

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]

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...

[snipowsky]

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]

Originally posted by yellowwing
HardJedi, Tuesday 19 October 2004

Man, THAT'S a load off of my mind LOL

[RichLundeen]

Hey Richard!

Glad your feeling better, HardJedi.

[snipowsky]

LMAO@HardJedi saying that's a load off his mind.

Awesome.

Yellowwing knows today's date. ROFLMFAO!

[DSchmitke]

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]

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?

[mrbsox]

"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....."