Officially, you will have time to go after the lights come on, but it’s best to go now. There are around 50 recruits to six toilets, so it’s best to go when you have time. You take this time to use the bathroom, as there won’t be time later. The drill instructor is yelling at them, asking them why they messed up the log book, making them give the report until they get it right, or just making them run around the squad bay, looking for things that are amiss. ![]() The first and last shift aren’t so bad, but the 0000 to 0200 shift is brutal. They are members of the platoon who are awake for one or two hours at a time throughout the night. The firewatch, which you will also stand every few days, is the interior guard. ![]() The drill instructor woke you up by barking commands at the firewatch. Unofficially, you’re up 30 minutes before that. ![]() Caitlin Brink) 0330: Officially, 0400, pronounced as “zero four,” or “oh four hundred,” is the time to wake up and get out of bed. I spent the summer of 2012 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, and here is a sample day that a recruit might experience in the first phase of training.Ī recruit writes in the log book as he stands watch at night. In reality, these things are sandwiched between hours and days of monotony and boredom. The commercials make it look like constant action, with obstacle courses, gladiator style fighting, jumping off high dives, and crawling through the dirt commanding most of the airtime.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |