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THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
WHERE YOUR PARADISE WORLD BEGINS ....
Marine Corps Drill Instructor Duty
From United States Marine Corps
"I am Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, your Senior Drill Instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be 'Sir!'" Do you maggots understand that?" - Gunnery Sgt. Hartman (Boot Camp - Day One)
Many recruits have a preconceived notion of Drill Instructors and boot camp before they even step on the yellow footprints, courtesy of former Marine R. Lee Ermey's role as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam era film, "Full Metal Jacket."
For the few Marines who've never seen the film, Hartman is a tough as nails DI who instills, and literally beats, a love of Corps into his recruits.
"I'm not going to lie," said Lance Cpl. Victor Mendoza, currently deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, "when I first showed up to boot camp I was scared to death.
"At first you're so caught up in your own little world that you don't realize until much later the amazing job these individuals do," said Mendoza. "Without Drill Instructors we wouldn't have a Corps. They make Marines."
Drill Instructor Duty is considered one of the most honored and valuable positions a Marine can hold, and is absolutely vital to the process of making Marines, according to Master Sgt. Andre Robinson, a Marine Corps career planner.
"If a Marine comes to me and expresses an interest in becoming a Drill Instructor, one of the first things I inquire about is their physical fitness," said Robinson. "They've got to be in great physical shape and have got to be squared away, but equally important they must live and breathe our Corps values of honor, courage and commitment."
Marines ages 22 to 37 with the rank of sergeant through gunnery sergeant can request Drill Instructor Duty. Corporals may be considered if they will be promoted prior to graduation from Drill Instructor School.
Additionally, Marines must have scored a 90 or higher on the general and technical portion of the Armed Forces Vocational Battery test, must have no adverse Page 11 entries within two years, no alcohol related incidents within three years, no courts-martial within five years, no non-judicial punishments within two years, and must not have filed for bankruptcy within two years or have divorce or separation proceedings still pending prior to reporting for duty.
After passing the screening process and being selected for the 36-month Drill Instructor Duty tour, a Marine must first attend Drill Instructor School at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, or MCRD Parris Island, S.C.
The 12-week course emphasizes leadership, judgment, professionalism, time-management, and, of course, physical fitness.
"It takes a lot of stamina and character to be a Drill Instructor," said Gunnery Sgt. Rose Cole, who served as a Drill Instructor from 1996 to 1999. "You have to be able to stay focused on the training no matter what. The worst part was the long hours and lack of sleep. Drill Instructors are up before the recruits and don't hit the rack until long after they are asleep, usually getting about three hours of rest a night for three months."
Still, despite the hardships, Cole says she wouldn't trade her experience as a Drill Instructor for anything.
"It's a tremendous feeling of accomplishment when you graduate a platoon," said Cole. "You can't help but remember what they were like on that first day of boot camp."
For more information on Drill Instructor Duty, contact your career planner.
"There is nothing more challenging or satisfying than Drill Instructor Duty," said Cole.
"Today you people are no longer maggots. Today you are Marines. You're part of a brotherhood." - Gunnery Sgt. Hartman (Graduation Day)
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BOOT CAMP
There is no other service in the world that can define the incredible training a Marine Recruit receives during their BOOT CAMP experience. The United States Marine Corps training insures the fact that every Marine Recruit is paying attention during their training phase, understands their training, completes their training satisfactorily, and that every recruit is tested over and over again, drill after drill, in making a Marine recruit into a United States Marine upon their precious Graduation Day.
The Marine recruit will learn numerous facts about the history of the United States Marine Corps, standards, conduct, creeds, physical and academic skills, traditions, discipline and expectations that are required by every Marine recruit.
Only upon the completion of their training will a recruit bear the honored title of "a United States Marine!"
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THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
WHERE YOUR PARADISE WORLD BEGINS ....
Marine Corps Drill Instructor Duty
From United States Marine Corps
"I am Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, your Senior Drill Instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be 'Sir!'" Do you maggots understand that?" - Gunnery Sgt. Hartman (Boot Camp - Day One)
Many recruits have a preconceived notion of Drill Instructors and boot camp before they even step on the yellow footprints, courtesy of former Marine R. Lee Ermey's role as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam era film, "Full Metal Jacket."
For the few Marines who've never seen the film, Hartman is a tough as nails DI who instills, and literally beats, a love of Corps into his recruits.
"I'm not going to lie," said Lance Cpl. Victor Mendoza, currently deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, "when I first showed up to boot camp I was scared to death.
"At first you're so caught up in your own little world that you don't realize until much later the amazing job these individuals do," said Mendoza. "Without Drill Instructors we wouldn't have a Corps. They make Marines."
Drill Instructor Duty is considered one of the most honored and valuable positions a Marine can hold, and is absolutely vital to the process of making Marines, according to Master Sgt. Andre Robinson, a Marine Corps career planner.
"If a Marine comes to me and expresses an interest in becoming a Drill Instructor, one of the first things I inquire about is their physical fitness," said Robinson. "They've got to be in great physical shape and have got to be squared away, but equally important they must live and breathe our Corps values of honor, courage and commitment."
Marines ages 22 to 37 with the rank of sergeant through gunnery sergeant can request Drill Instructor Duty. Corporals may be considered if they will be promoted prior to graduation from Drill Instructor School.
Additionally, Marines must have scored a 90 or higher on the general and technical portion of the Armed Forces Vocational Battery test, must have no adverse Page 11 entries within two years, no alcohol related incidents within three years, no courts-martial within five years, no non-judicial punishments within two years, and must not have filed for bankruptcy within two years or have divorce or separation proceedings still pending prior to reporting for duty.
After passing the screening process and being selected for the 36-month Drill Instructor Duty tour, a Marine must first attend Drill Instructor School at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, or MCRD Parris Island, S.C.
The 12-week course emphasizes leadership, judgment, professionalism, time-management, and, of course, physical fitness.
"It takes a lot of stamina and character to be a Drill Instructor," said Gunnery Sgt. Rose Cole, who served as a Drill Instructor from 1996 to 1999. "You have to be able to stay focused on the training no matter what. The worst part was the long hours and lack of sleep. Drill Instructors are up before the recruits and don't hit the rack until long after they are asleep, usually getting about three hours of rest a night for three months."
Still, despite the hardships, Cole says she wouldn't trade her experience as a Drill Instructor for anything.
"It's a tremendous feeling of accomplishment when you graduate a platoon," said Cole. "You can't help but remember what they were like on that first day of boot camp."
For more information on Drill Instructor Duty, contact your career planner.
"There is nothing more challenging or satisfying than Drill Instructor Duty," said Cole.
"Today you people are no longer maggots. Today you are Marines. You're part of a brotherhood." - Gunnery Sgt. Hartman (Graduation Day)
RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE
**************************************
BOOT CAMP
There is no other service in the world that can define the incredible training a Marine Recruit receives during their BOOT CAMP experience. The United States Marine Corps training insures the fact that every Marine Recruit is paying attention during their training phase, understands their training, completes their training satisfactorily, and that every recruit is tested over and over again, drill after drill, in making a Marine recruit into a United States Marine upon their precious Graduation Day.
The Marine recruit will learn numerous facts about the history of the United States Marine Corps, standards, conduct, creeds, physical and academic skills, traditions, discipline and expectations that are required by every Marine recruit.
Only upon the completion of their training will a recruit bear the honored title of "a United States Marine!"
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