Yeah, Parris Island summer sucks. I've never sweated so much in my damn life before these last three months. Most days when getting prepared for hygiene, I was so soaked in sweat that I looked like I just came from swim qual. Hell, I went to my recruiting station yesterday to PT with the poolees and I sweated enough by the time we were finished that I was able to wring my green skivvie shirt and sweat just poured onto the deck. Trace Adkins was onto something with that Parris Island in July line in Semper Fi...
Thanks for the welcomes. It feels incredible being part of this. So much more pride in saying, "I'm a Marine, " than the Air Force equivalent. No hate on my fellow Airmen, but this is on a whole different level.
Ah...I remember when I was a moto boot. Congratulations.
I had a Marine on my deck once. She was an Intel Bird from the KIFC. Our eyes met in a bunker during a rocket attack at KAF. She dug the beard, I dug the lack of a penis. Our candle burned bright but only briefly.
Congrats and welcome to the Marine Corps family. My son didn't have a choice (I don't think) when he went to PI in 9/2002.
On 7/2, he started DI training at MCRD San Diego and will be there for the next 3 years after his graduation on 9/18. It will be a very long 3 years with no visits home during his DI rotation and follows three years in 29 stumps plus a year in the schoolhouse. My countdown for him is on -- 9 years to retirement.
Semper Fi!
No **** right. He didn't miss a single Marine Corps Jargon in that post
Anyway Deano, it's b/c as a member of the United States Marine Corps, we bear our Branches Namesake,
thus making each one of us integral to the Corps itself in an exclusive way.
Hell I don't need to explain anything to you now, you know.
Oh and I was 2nd BN too Errah! Drill! Platoon 2006.
Could you describe your Swim Qual. I've been hearing that there has been some major changes. Like did anyone make CWS 1?
Rearrange that in stanza form, and it would make an excellent poem, VG.
On my deck
I had a Marine
An Intel bird
From KIFC
Away from home
So very far
In a dimly lit bunker
In Kandahar
With rockets bombarding
Our eyes made contact so tender
She dug my beard
I dug her gender
As I reached in her pants
I was a bit surprised
By the elephant trunk
Between her thighs
At first I was shocked
And took brief pause
Then I remembered Phuket
And yelled "Ooh Rah"!
A hole is a hole
When you're under attack
Don't ask, don't tell
And never look back
On my deck
I had a Marine
An Intel bird
From KIFC
Away from home
So very far
In a dimly lit bunker
In Kandahar
With rockets bombarding
Our eyes made contact so tender
She dug my beard
I dug her gender
As I reached in her pants
I was a bit surprised
By the elephant trunk
Between her thighs
At first I was shocked
And took brief pause
Then I remembered Phuket
And yelled "Ooh Rah"!
A hole is a hole
When you're under attack
Don't ask, don't tell
And never look back
On my deck
I had a Marine
An Intel bird
From KIFC
Away from home
So very far
In a dimly lit bunker
In Kandahar
With rockets bombarding
Our eyes made contact so tender
She dug my beard
I dug her gender
As I reached in her pants
I was a bit surprised
By the elephant trunk
Between her thighs
At first I was shocked
And took brief pause
Then I remembered Phuket
And yelled "Ooh Rah"!
A hole is a hole
When you're under attack
Don't ask, don't tell
And never look back
Swim qual at boot camp is basic only. I asked about it because for 1371, you have to qual at the next level up, B+, but that was a no go.
Sweet Poem! Braver than I for tackling a WM
B+?
Guess they don't do CWS 1-4? anymore?
I got CWS-1 in Bootcamp and Q in the Fleet before going to Scout Swimmer.