There is only one way of becoming a Marine - by successfully completing a 13 week boot camp.
Joining the Marines Corps is an honor reserved only for the very best and so the boot camp will test you to your limits.
By joining the Marines you will have an opportunity to contribute to a history that stretches back over 200 years.
Civilians enter boot camp and Marines exit it! Marines are made, not born.
Boot camp is an intentionally tough process.
A recruit looking to join the Marines Corps will be placed under huge physical and psychological demands.
There are 4 phases to boot camp.
Phase 1 (1 week) This is an assessment and preparation period.
Basic physical and medical tests are taken.
Phase 2 (4 weeks) Civilian habits and thoughts are replaced by Marines Corps language and discipline.
Physically and psychologically, recruits will be broken down! Phase 3 (4 weeks) During this phase, the recruits will learn develop their swimming skills and learn to shoot an M16 rifle.
Phase 4 (4 weeks) All the skills learned up to this point are tested under more realistic battle conditions.
Phase 4 culminates in The Crucible- the ultimate battle simulation experience.
Lasting 72 hours a recruit must work in a team, march 48 miles, survive on only 3 meals and 8 hours sleep.
Successful completion of this leads to graduation.
Hopefully this brief article has given you some much needed information.
Be under no illusion, in order to join the Marines Corps, you will have to survive an incredibly tough 13 weeks of boot camp.
Although the failure rates for boot camp are low, you will be far better off if you are prepared.