No prob, man, you know I'll talk to ya...

I don't understand what you mean by "Do you train in a specialized field?"... We have Marksmanship instructors, swim instructors, guys that teach specialized classes, field instructors... We stay with the recruits from Forming day one to graduation. I sleep there every third night, sometimes more.

I can't imagine getting out... they're just calling me back to be a DI, I'm still in...

That free medical, too, huh?
Thank you! Good Americans are all I need...

 

Yeah, I did a little himmin' and hawin' at a promotion board after haveing spent some time instructing outside my MOS. They kinda liked hearing about air assault operations and working at the air assault school when I changed the subject though. Ended up with a passing score after all (My section chief at the time was a washed up POS and didn't prepare me and they recognised that). I may not have appeared as bad as I fealth though. Would've loved to go back and work at a school again, like DI or MOS instructing.

 

Sounds like you enjoy it, go for it..... I've been on the base before a couple of times when we launched a new site there. Bet them sand gnats in April will carry you away..... Recruits love that I bet....LOL

 

I guess it didnt come out right. Is training set up like stations? You know, 1 hr chucking grenades, 2 hrs rifle, etc. etc. and if it was set up in such a scenario, do you specialize in something?

I picture you as the guy that shows you how to snap a guys arm off or shows you how to kill 5 armed assailants with a pine cone. I feel that from talking to you I think you go into kill mode once the hat comes off.

 

We have a training schedule. I could e-mail you one if you PM me your e-mail address.
We (the DI's) teach them how to be a Marine. How to walk, talk, dress, eat, shower... everything in daily life. We also teach them Drill, knowledge, Marine Corps Martial Arts,(they have a primary instructor for that, we re-enforce it) marksmanship, (same as MCMAP) Field training...


Here's a pic or two...

http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/d...and/?start=all

I can go into kill mode with the hat on or off.

Did I tell you that I can rip 2 golf ***** through a pair of denim pants?

 

This is my favorite one ...

http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/d...rrent=di-1.jpg


Hahahahahaha,
PISTOL

 

Whatever you may decide to do, I have no doubt you will do it full throttle. Even though you are a LEG.

I wish you the best, and thanks for giving my country your best!


Prayers,


Tim

 

That was a good pic. Can you say laryngitis (no pun intended)? Spend too much time in there and you'll be medically discharged from self-inflicted hearing loss.

Wow, that's great. I'll definitely have to pay you a visit next time I'm down in SC. That would really make my day. Hope things go well for you.

I'll let you know if our little recruit that was discharged for a bone fracture goes back down for some more. She got used to the routine first time around, so might need a quarter-decking or two to keep things from getting boring.

 

My Favorite....

Thanks for giving us your best!

Hay

 

What they do is break you down and rebuild you the Marine Corps way. Ooh-Rah Madhat!!

I was broke down in 89', still can't shake the haircut or people coming up to me and saying you were in the military were'nt you? I bet Marines. Just something about what the drill instructors do and your stuck with it for the rest of your life, would'nt trade a day that I spent in the Marines and like what some of you guys have said, get to missing the structure, the buddies and so on.

Conrats Madhat, at least your close to work. I have flashbacks about PI at times. Just a smell, early in the morning about 4am and my mind will flashback to marching to chow in the wee hours on PI, letting my eyes wonder(with no head movement) to check out the steam pipes all over the place, the peace before the start of the day.

Then there were the fun times in Japan. Freezing oranges in the barracks and chuckin them out the window into the river! Hey, we were 18-19 years old and were trying to make the best of it. I look back and wonder why we did that??

 

took the words right out of my mouth. LOL

 

Once a Marine always a Marine!