Is this true?

[Whitey]

I was talking to a new guy down here at Pensacola and he was saying how they're doing away with the "big packs" in boot camp for hikes and the crucible. can anyone confirm this and if so, why the hell would they do away with it?

[harris88]

yes my cousin just got done with boot and he said they only humped the crucible with their assault pack

[MotivatorOfTheGuard]

What???? Well thats retarded.

[harris88]

yeah their gonna be ****ed off Marines if they go to soi ha

[SlingerDun]

Whitey's Old School

[maverickmarine]

Whitey's Old School

LMAO!!!!!!

[mcvet57103]

Another example of the slow sissification of the Corps by the liberal infiltrators.

[yellowwing]

Whitey's Old School

LMAO! Glad I didn't have a cup a coffee when I read that.

Either or, I'm sure that the SOI team will continue training well.

[davblay]

I was talking to a new guy down here at Pensacola and he was saying how they're doing away with the "big packs" in boot camp for hikes and the crucible. can anyone confirm this and if so, why the hell would they do away with it?

Well Whitey, when I went thru in 1969 we only had 8 weeks of boot camp....but we never got 10 days leave when we graduated either! We were all loaded up on cattle cars and sent to Pendelton for (what we called) ITR and BITS for the grunts (Basic Infantry Training School) then we got leave!

There are some Marines that would say that we had it made, because of the 4 weeks less boot camp, then again they didn't live thru it!

The Marine Corps always has a reason for everything, and they don't have to tell us why! Ours is not to question why.... but to do or die! That's the way it is, has been, and will always be, Marine!

It will serve you well to always remember that all Marines go thru Boot Camp, as prescribed by the Commandant. There fore we all earn the title and the EGA! Hence we become brothers and sisters in the ranks of our Corps!

In the Marine Corps, the only thing you can depend on is that things change.......for the better, we hope! You are young, my pup, you have many things to learn, grasshopper! Just do your job and everything will be fine, I hope! OK?

Semper Fi

Dave

[jackson07]

Most of the hiiking during the crucible is now being now with the assualt pack. You start and finish with the full pack. That is what the new kids are telling us they did.

[MotivatorOfTheGuard]

Whitey's Old School

I smell salt...

[sim37]

When I went through in 2006 we had the full packed the full gear in. Throughout the crucible we used the assault pack. At the end of the day we would move all of our gear to the next area. The reaper hike was still done with a full pack.

[joecoul89]

I just graduated bootcamp last week (this is my 10 day leave) and on our crucible, we hiked with the big pack for the actual hikes, but during the crucible events, we used the assault pack...

[Sgt Jim]

10 day leave??? .Ididn,t get any leave,went in on Oct 5,1969.same as davblay.did not see any leave until after ITR.

[FistFu68]

WHILE AT P.I. I REMEMBER US GETTING READY 4THA' HUMP 2 ELLIOTTS BEACH,LOADED FOR BEAR;SINCE I WAS THE HOUSE MOUSE I THOUGHT I'D HELP MY SENIOR D.I LIFT HIS UP.IT WAS LITE AS A FEATHER,WE BOTH EYEBALLED EACH OTHER AND HE WAS REALY RED IN THA'FACE.HIS RUCKSACK HAD PILLOWS STUFFED IN IT,I KEPT MY PIE HOLE SHUT; AFTER THAT HE TREATED ME LIKE I WAS A LITTLE BIT HUMAN