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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentMilitary · 1 decade ago

Few questions about marine bootcamp?

What are your basic rights at bootcamp, if any at all?

What time do you go to bed and wakeup usually?

What MRE's should be avoided? ( I heard bad stories about veggie omelet )

During your hour of personal time, can you do what you want such as use the restroom?? write letters, study your knowledge or talk with other recruits?

If you have a problem with another recruit can you get everybody and beat him with a sock like in Full metal jacket? :D

What in your opinion was the funnest part about bootcamp?

What's paris island weather like between nov-jan?

with the BCG classes do you always have to wear them? ( ill need them for shooting forsure but for pt I dont think I would )

I dont know the name for it but the leader of the recruits ( the dude that ends up e3 out of boot & i think carries the flag ) can you have a chance of taking his spot at any time?

Is christmas at boot just another day?

Do i get to shoot any other guns besides m16?

thanks! not really concerns just stuff i was wondering about.

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  • ...
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    -You have alot of basic rights actually....but all you need to know is that you have the right to report physical abuse and you'll learn the rest when you get there. To tell you all of your rights would kind of ruin your experience plus there's too many to list here.

    -On an average training day you'd go to bed at 2000 (8pm) and wake up at 0400 (4am)

    - all the MREs are pretty good....the veggie omlette one has the best sides but the worst entre ..kind of a pain in the ***.

    - I wouldn't really consider it free time....its called square away time and yes you'll be able to use the head (restroom) if you need to you will be able to read and write letters once all your gear is ready to go for the next day....as for talking to other recruits.....your not supposed to but thats the time where you get away with a few whispers here and there.

    -as for blanket parties.....no they are not legal...but do they happen?...i guess you'll find out when you get there.

    - the best part of boot camp was the crucible i think....it was the hardest but i thought the training was awesome.

    - the parris island weather then is cold as hell at night...but pretty warm during the day.....really muggy and humid.

    -some recruits only have to wear their BCGs for the rifle range....it just depends you'll find out when you get there.

    -his title is guide and yes the guide will be fired numerous times throughout recruit training....but he's not garunteed E3.....to get E3 you have to go into boot camp as a contract PFC and graduate as the company honor guide which means you were the best in your entire company which could be as big as 600 recruits. but even then they dont always give E3 out of boot camp....but you could just graduate as a squad leader and get E2 out of boot camp.

    -Yes christmas is pretty much just another day....they might give you a really good meal and maybe a 5 minute phone call home but thats about it.....business as usuall

    -yes you'll also get to shoot a either the m249 or the 240G which are both crew served machine guns. You'll also shoot a sim round out of an AT4 which is like a bazooka.

    Email if you have any more questions.

    Source(s): Cpl USMC
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    You can bring as many people as your heart desires! :) There are many hotels around and depending on when you they check you, you'll be able to leave!! Leave is usually 10 days then you are to go back for MOS training! Congrats and Thank You for joining!! You will meet some of the best people there! ~~Semper Fi

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think you would really enjoy this documentry. Guy films Marine Boot Camp. Its great.

    Ears open Eyeballs Click

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4546196765...

  • Maude
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    If you bored go and find a girl.........

  • 1 decade ago

    You kill people duh

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