Drilling in the fleet?

[119Wrestler]

Quick question, once you're done with boot camp, do you still drill as much as you did in boot camp?

[CBRN5711Tech]

If by drill as much as you did in boot camp, you mean stand in formation every once in a while than yes you do.

[Haffner]

Every once in a while? Lucky dog - my version of every once in a while means every few hours, haha.

On a serious note, you are more than likely not going to practice and actively participate in drill in the fleet nearly as much as you did in bootcamp. There will come numerous events that you may spend a week or two practicing up for, such as a retirement ceremony, change of command, color guard, etc etc. Aside from this and PME schools (Cpl's Course / Sgt's Course / etc) drill will be minimal and probably consist of form for pt and uniform inspections.

[Quinbo]

I have learned something new today. My my how the Corps has changed.

Close order drill is designed to teach Marines to go from left right left to combat formations on command. The disipline learned in drill is extended to immediate response to commands on the battle field. Used to be PT 0530 to 0630, SSS and back in formation by 0700. Gunny says right face forward march and marches the company to morning chow.

[biesseb]

I have learned something new today. My my how the Corps has changed.

Close order drill is designed to teach Marines to go from left right left to combat formations on command. The disipline learned in drill is extended to immediate response to commands on the battle field. Used to be PT 0530 to 0630, SSS and back in formation by 0700. Gunny says right face forward march and marches the company to morning chow.

This may sound retarded but it's funny how true that statement is. Anytime I'm walking one direction and a staff nco calls me I almost always do an immediate "to the rear" change of direction. Same holds true for if I go right or left, sometimes if I'm in a hurry I find myself pivoting on my foot. It's ingrained in us.

[Enigmatic]

Quick question, once you're done with boot camp, do you still drill as much as you did in boot camp?

Ultimatley it depends on your unit. When I was with an H&S unit in Oki, we were pretty much OFP. When I was with 3rd FAST, we marched everywhere we went, stood formation like three times a day, and whenever there was free time some of the SNCO's would take us NCO's and teach us how to march the troops and such.

[Seyborg]

I've been in the FMF for about 4 months now and I'll give what I know I suppose.

In 3/6, we always hold formations for the morning accountability, for being let off. We also always have one for leave/liberty stuff.

One of the Bn. Gunnys just got off the drill field, and he LOVES to march us. Hell I like it , kinda. He has some SOUUUL cadence. But anyhoo, it's pretty rare. When we got dropped to our companies, they put us in formation and made us march around competing againts other companies. Lazy Lima cough. cough.

Anyhoo.

So...Nope. Simple RIGHT FACE! Foward..MARCH. ROUND STEP. . . MARCH. then you truck on over. Or they just tell you to meet them somewhere.

Sure more disc. would be nice, as drill does that. ALOT of Marines would fail epicly at it. Even NCOs and SNCOs. It's been a long time for them since boot.

Just get used to running cadences. OR gasmasks...if you're grunt. I've never seen PoGs run with them. Those admin guys are haus though.

[0231Marine]

Kid, we ever drill on trips to Iwo Jima!



(A buddy of mine marching his platoon up to Mount Suribachi which is seen in the background)

[119Wrestler]

thats motto right there.

[echo3oscar1833]

Ultimatley it depends on your unit. When I was with an H&S unit in Oki, we were pretty much OFP. When I was with 3rd FAST, we marched everywhere we went, stood formation like three times a day, and whenever there was free time some of the SNCO's would take us NCO's and teach us how to march the troops and such.

Your totally right there brother it, ultimately depends on the unit. In 2nd Tracks, we usually drove everywhere to work, chow, etc. But that was only because we were located at Courthouse Bay, in Lejuene. Trust me when I say its a pretty outcast spot on Lejuene. But we would stand formation everytime something important had to passed along, pt, and for morning, and end of day. As far as just drilling for the heck of it, can't really say we ever did alot of that. Those that were at Corporals Course, or Sergeants Course usually would come back each day and gather up all of the boots and march them around for practice.

[echo3oscar1833]

You know what the say a Boot Marine is the best Drilling Marine. They still have all that stuff fresh in there head from Boot Camp.

[echo3oscar1833]

Kid, we ever drill on trips to Iwo Jima!



(A buddy of mine marching his platoon up to Mount Suribachi which is seen in the background)

I would give my left nu$ to be doing that right now. Thats motivating. SF

[Petz]

I've been in the FMF for about 4 months now and I'll give what I know I suppose.

In 3/6, we always hold formations for the morning accountability, for being let off. We also always have one for leave/liberty stuff.

One of the Bn. Gunnys just got off the drill field, and he LOVES to march us. Hell I like it , kinda. He has some SOUUUL cadence. But anyhoo, it's pretty rare. When we got dropped to our companies, they put us in formation and made us march around competing againts other companies. Lazy Lima cough. cough.

Anyhoo.

So...Nope. Simple RIGHT FACE! Foward..MARCH. ROUND STEP. . . MARCH. then you truck on over. Or they just tell you to meet them somewhere.

Sure more disc. would be nice, as drill does that. ALOT of Marines would fail epicly at it. Even NCOs and SNCOs. It's been a long time for them since boot.

Just get used to running cadences. OR gasmasks...if you're grunt. I've never seen PoGs run with them. Those admin guys are haus though.

watch it son, I know where you live.

[Petz]

So...Nope. Simple RIGHT FACE! Foward..MARCH. ROUND STEP. . . MARCH. then you truck on over. Or they just tell you to meet them somewhere.

Sure more disc. would be nice, as drill does that. ALOT of Marines would fail epicly at it. Even NCOs and SNCOs.

what's a round step????


and how is it that you know NCOS and SNCOS would fail epicly when you don't even know cadence or drill???

seriously... you mouth needs a filter on it.

[giveen]

I had the "wonderful" honor of being volun-told to be in change-of-command ceremony's so many times, and we drilled every single time

Plus Cpl's Course, we actually got to be the one leading. I cut myself like 3 times on my ears with my sword, lol.