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What's After Boot
Support RecruitParents.com
Recruit Graduation Cards
Helicopter Parenting
Semper Fi? Devil Dog?
Survival Tips
Drill Instructor Creed
Confidence and "O" Courses
Every Marine is a Rifleman
Marine Week
Planning for the Trip
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San Diego
Graduation Dates
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What's After Boot
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January 18, 2012
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Greetings Recruit Families!
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Congratulations to 3rd Battalion India Company of San Diego and 1st Battalion Charlie
Company of Parris Island, our newest Marines graduating Friday, January 20th!
For those of you who are just beginning your journey, we would like to WELCOME you
and extend our CONGRATULATIONS!
You're on a new journey to becoming a Marine Parent. The pride is indescribable,
but you may feel you are in an unfamiliar world with a whirlwind of emotions and
never-ending questions.
We are here to help you find the answers you've been looking for. God bless and
Semper Fi!
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Sale on Graduation Cards!
Announce Your Recruit's Graduation in Style
Packages of 10 are now available for $2.00! Send them to family and friends as a
graduation announcement or as an invitation to your recruit's graduation celebration.
The inside is blank so you can add your own text using an ink jet printer. We also
carry everything else you need for a great celebration, from matching garden flags,
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Helicopter Parenting
Becoming a Marine Parent
Helicopter Parenting: Becoming a Marine Parent [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1109073241903&s=60280&e=0010CnJpZIhIIZtM5dw7Tlik49UwQqvYN-A1ybHWVTJ2xkB8-hDsroPo2dezFEKQjZ76yS60hS8PeGlv56K1rNWds-9eoHhX9HBmoAUILgX-39bRo1ttxb1Aljd7XfgMrrEOol4219m0kJqWLiPphzRpgcvYVcy7ZXC]As
parents we always strive to do what's best for our children. They have been under
our care for the past 17+ years and letting go can be difficult.
We want to make their transition to U.S. Marine as painless and comfortable as possible,
but we must remind ourselves that becoming a Marine is neither painless, nor comfortable,
and it's not supposed to be.
Furthermore, hovering as a parent will not alter the fact that bootcamp is challenging
and the intensity is necessary.
Marine training is an intense thirteen-week experience. It's assuring to know that,
if your Marine is in a combat situation sometime during the next four years, your
child and the buddies to his left and right have been trained by the best to BE
the best.
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Semper Fidelis? Devil Dog?
Learning More About the Corps
Devil Dog [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1109073241903&s=60280&e=0010CnJpZIhIIZLkYQzgEosTpedSwXlvIoXKQwmEjJCGMDgUAS40fTLQhLj65xwPdmHAaXaIwuoEFpHpmwrwS5LbanLyiABuDCARj2YRbphjuyDhZVXhN0J4O_WocIbGnPS8CIsGdg5vFGI6-4PjL0QhUwnRRiUz7_kYBZw_lrb5WY=]The
Marine Corps has a long and lustrous history dating back to November 10, 1775.
Over the years Marines have adopted the Latin motto "Semper Fidelis" and picked
up nicknames like "Devil Dog."
From the Marines' Hymn to the famous Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem, there are so
many Marine Corps Must-Knows and so many questions for Recruit Parents to ask:
What does "Semper Fi" mean? Why are Marines called "Devil Dogs"? What are the lyrics
of the Marines' Hymn?
We have answers to these questions, and many more, to help you learn more about
the Corps.
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Survival Tips
Information for Recruit Parents
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your son or daughter leaves for Marine Corps recruit training, you begin a new journey
to become a Marine Parent. Though the pride you feel is overwhelming, you may also
feel you are in a different world of never-ending questions and ever-changing emotions.
We have five very important survival tips for recruit parents, and you'll be glad
you know them.
1. Write letters-a lot of letters.
Your Recruit is homesick. Very, very homesick. Write lots of letters and then write
some more. Keep them upbeat. Send a small photo or two. DO NOT decorate the outside
of the envelope with drawings, stickers, or write any text other than the address
and your return address (and no spritz of perfume either). This will cause unnecessary
attention from the DI and your recruit does not want to draw the attention of the
DI during mail call.
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Drill Instructor Creed
Marine Corps Recruit Receiving
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recruit will be introduced to his/her drill instructors for the first time at the
end of the first week after arriving in bootcamp.
Indeed, this is one of the defining moments in the recruit's training. Marines hold
their DIs and SDI (Drill Instructors and Senior Drill Instructor) in the highest
esteem and with intense respect. Your son or daughter will do the same.
How do recruits move from first meeting their DIs to holding them in the highest
esteem in just 13 weeks? The drill instructor creed says it all. These are not
just words; this is the mindset of every Marine drill instructor with your recruit.
The drill instructors sacrifice much to live by this creed and they make sure every
recruit EARNS the title "United States Marine".
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Confidence and "O" Courses
Training Phase I - Getting Started
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Corps recruits begin running the O'Course and the Confidence Course during the first
phase of recruit training.
The O'Course, or obstacle course, is a corner stone of the Combat Conditioning program.
The course challenges the recruit's upper body strength as well as their technique
on the course.
The obstacle course proves that brute strength alone is not enough to quickly negotiate
and those recruits that work on technique find the course easier to run.
The Confidence Course, as its name implies, is designed to build the self-confidence
of the recruit.
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Every Marine is a Rifleman
Training Phase II - In the Midst
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Marine a rifleman," no matter what their Military Occupational Specialty has been
one of the hallmarks of the Marine Corps throughout our history.
From the Marine marksmen shooting from the high rigging on ships during the sea
battles of the American Revolution, to the battle of Belleau Wood, France in June
of 1918 during World War I where Marines hit German targets from more than 500 yards
away, to Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, a Marine sniper in Viet Nam with a service
record of 93 confirmed kills, we have set ourselves apart by our shooting prowess.
To develop those skills recruits will spend two weeks learning how to shoot the
Marine Corps way.
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Marine Week
Training Phase III - The Final Stretch
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days 66-69 make up Marine Week; this is the last and final week of Recruit Training.
Marine Week is a period of time where the new Marines learn to operate in a more
decentralized environment. After eleven weeks of being told what to do almost every
waking moment, this is a chance for them to show their drill instructors what they
have learned about small unit leadership, ethics, and core values.
They are not recruits any more, they are allowed to wear a watch, they move about
the Depot as small units, and are now addressed by their rank and last name, or
simply as "Marine."
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Planning for the Trip
About Bootcamp Graduation
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planning for bootcamp graduation begins, many recruit parents find themselves overwhelmed
by an extensive list of questions and concerns: What do I wear to graduation? What
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