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02-15-12, 11:31 AM #16
GoodAfternoon Recruit :P
My name was RCT Raggady Ann at Parris Island lol but my real name is Angela Blessard. I shipped to the island Jan. 3 and came home one month later-also without the title I went for.
I was in the DEP for a year. At first I sucked at all the PT and knowledge and was quit the terrible poolee and really didnt know what i was getting myself into. My recruiter was so convinced that I had the heart to do this Marine thing, he convienced the rest of the RSS and me!
Anyway about halfway through my DEP time, my recruiter was transferred to another state. This was when I experienced my first tast of the USMC brother/sister-hood they all talk about. So here I was 6 months in..improving a LOT..and my recruiter is gone. Another recruiter Sgt.Sawyers and my SNCO Gunney Lewis stepped up to the plate and took me under their wings. I went for a couple months with no official "recruiter" but during this time I feel like I was lucky enought to taste a bit of the commrodory of the USMC. Sgt. Sawyers drove 2+ hours every other weekend to come PT with me in my home town and called, texted, did all that great stuff to keep me motivated. He really went above and beyond, going out of his way to help me. It was so awsome and knowing that these guys had no obligation to me but still showed me dedication...it made me "dig deep" and I really went for it. I also went to college while waiting for my ship date to come.
My SNCO called me all the time to see how things were going since I was so far away and couldnt meet with my RSS every week like I had been. Gunney Lewis became my friend as well as my RSS commanding officer. When times got tough or the stress of college and training began wearing me down, I would call him and he would always reassure me things were gonna work out. He pushed me and helped me find strength within me that I would have never known I had. My new recruiter came along and this and that. He was pretty cool but we didnt connect too well. He was a grunt marine and if you dont know any grunts...you wouldnt understand lol ! They are a breed of their own, even in the Marine Corp they are>.over the top.< But by the time I shipped we had also become pretty tight and he helped me by just giving me that extra push, sending me off to Parris Island ready to KiLl em!
Long story short. I made it to TD 11 and was sent to FRSP. I was discharged and it broke my heart. FRSP was a ****ty place to be as well, i felt like I was in an insane asylum everymorning, afternoon and evening. I missed Training and remember pressing my face against the windows in FRSP just staring at my platoon (4009) as they marched by and I could see them getting better day be day. I was so ****ed and bitter throughout the majority of my stay in FRSP which made it a HORRIFIC experience. Thank God Feb. is the month that all the important people come to the island to honor the female Marines so FRSP was mostly sent home, making my stay in FRSP only 12 days instead of the estimated 14-21 days! Your right about making good friends in FRSP though. The kids I meet and I have started a Facebook Group for RSP/FRSP and we still talk almost daily.
The point Im trying to make is, eventhought I didnt make it to become a Marine I am grateful for my experience in the DEP and my time on the Island. Marines are amazing people and they have my utmost respect so for all you out there...thnx guys and gals...
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