That’s the drill instructor. He only has 30 pounds on his back because he has to be able to run up and down to motivate the recruits. So on the final hill it’s a lot easier for him to climb because he has to do it a bunch throughout the whole hike, while screaming and having not slept just like the recruits.
Damn was it 8 miles? I don’t remember… but hell yeah that warrior breakfast was like eating for the first time all over again. It’s funny cuz I ended up at 1st LAR in the fleet which is at the base of the reaper. So I got to experience it over and over on pt runs and battalion hikes 😂
I remember our senior Drill Instructor telling us "so this is what you all wanted right well here it is" then he proceeded to say "ATTACK THE HILL!!!" What a Legendary Moment 🙌 Semper Fidelis
@@imlimbless14what is the point of putting down what recruits hence the name recruits(new) go through? You probably never served and if you have thank god I’m not serving with you Semper Fi Devil dogs from an Army Doc
@@imlimbless14 OK keyboard warrior, i think Mario cart is calling your name from mommies basement. Are you in the US.Marines? Didn't think so. Maybe in video game fantasy land you are. LMAO. Now sit down trick.
He was the first female drill instructor at MCRD SD and he was a warrant officer in the space force before. He was follow series. I was there. I was the space force.
My Dad Told Me back in the day they called this mount mother fucker, cause he said it was a mother fucker to climb, any old school marines he said would know what he was talkin about, but it looks like ALL MARINES KNEW IT WELL!!!
When you get that Eagle Globe Anchor in your hand makes it feel like you're glad you did something with your life after High school and for the rest of your life! OOHRAH
It’s not a bad career. Especially if your spouse is also in. 20 years in, you’d be making close to 220000$ after taxes a year as a family, and that isn’t bad, for 38, and a job you joined straight out of HS. Plus, lifelong medical and pension. I say it’s quite alright.
My son was at Quantico 1st then Oki then Camp Pendleton then Quantico then Oki where he is now. He wanted to do 4 yrs he is now on his 13th year. I'm so proud of my Commissioned Major
Steak!!!!eggs!!!!gravy!!!! Lol just to throw it all up because our stomachs weren’t use to it anymore lol oooooorrrraaaahhhhh!!! SEMPER FIDELIS DEVIL DOGS!!!!
@javiercarrillo914 he went straight in when he was 18, and went to iraq as a morterman in the infantry he served for 6 years from 06-12 and that's when I was born he focused on family then he went to college there's nothing wrong with thay
Also drill instructors don’t wear shit in there packs that’s why they’re always moving so God Damn quick. I remember my DI pulled out a McDonalds hamburger out of his pack and a pack of gummies and all we had was orange slices, and he had the audacity to pull out another burger and ask us if wanted it then threw it in the dirt and stepped on it. Honestly when we started hiking away from that burger it took everything in my body no to go back and pick it up and eat it😂💀
Idk my DIs had heavy ass packs. They asked one of our heavy lifters to pick it up and he barely got it off the ground. He told us that shit was heavy as fuck. Mans was a powerlifter before joining too and he barely had it up
according to vets who typed in the comments, they're different places and mt mutherfucker is steeper than this one according to them also run at night? again just what others have said
@@fkboyStalin In 1982 there was no Crucible and we did Mt Motherfucker during Field Week, at night. You had no idea how tall it was and there are a series of slopes. You would get to the top of one and it would level off and then there would be another slope you had to go up. It was awesome to see it the next day and realize we went up it. Rifle Range --> Mess and Maintenance --> Field Week --> return to MCRD for Third Phase.
I fell down a total of 13 times finishing the reaper and fell again after earning my EGA.. accomplishing the 13 week course of becoming a USMC has taught me that no matter what I do in life I can always accomplish anything I put my mind to.
That's a cool story, way to stick with it. My son will be going through this soon, I've been watching a lot of videos trying to see what he is going to face, I'm very nervous for him. He's in good shape, hopefully he'll be okay. Like I said, I'm nervous but also excited for him. My dad went through MCRD San Diego in 1944 as well. Super proud of my son following in his footsteps.
It was crazy seeing everyone fall down it was sureal it was prob more of a mind fuck because it was still dark out when we went up it... got to light during the rest part at the top
@RobbyBabes The song is from Elvis.....memories. one of my dad's favorites. Charles Schwab over here is from the Sopranos. I wasn't given financial advice........ pinche meco
We were the first company on the west coast to do the Crucible. Naturally, the East Coast finished theirs three hours before we finished ours. Charlie Company Plt. 1038 December 1996
On the hike back I fell out right before the hill to the dry fire range, rode the saftey vehicle back. In the squad bay doc pulled my boots off and cut my socks up. No skin on my feet. Best pain ever was making it to the top. Happy Birthday Devils.
I never cried at any military graduation or event ever BUT when I and the bois made to the top I was crying 😂😂 was just happy to be part of the Corps officially almost 20 years and a commission later. Best decision ever
My dad was a marine in 2001, he was in boot camp when 9/11 happened. He told me that he had to do this drill, and that he would help people up and down the hill as he was completing it
Can’t imagine running up an incline with several dozen lbs of gear. I tried on my brother’s plate carrier and helmet when I visited his barracks when he was in the army and it was a lot heavier than I expected. Much respect to the Marines.
So many people wont appreciate this. Its the culmination of three months of hell. At the top of the hill, is the title of Marine. It was special, and I'll never forget it.
I never did military but I can tell you when I was in the Academy, every morning we’d run up a steep hill nearby the academy & I wasn’t the most in shape person, but when you have a group of people with you, some even 10 times more physically fit them you that really motivated you to get your shit together!!
Went through the same spot march 1997. One of the first ones. We had 4 stars and SgtsMajor galore. Commandant Krulak was at Pendleton the week before and his aide died on the crucible. So we had an eye on us.
Me or any regular adult running up that mountain incline with no gear in that short amount of time would have killed our legs and lungs, so respect to these soldier men for what they do.
Speak for yourself. I'm a 56 year old Marine and I'm still in shape to run up this hill. I do 10 sprints up a similiar hill twice a week. If you're younger than me, then you're just lazy if you can't do it. Sitting on a couch eating potato chips and watching TV doesn't pay off.
I'll never forget that last hill. Felt like I flew up that thing. And then on the way back to the squad bay on the other hand 😂😂😂 shit I could barely walk the next day my feet hurt so goddamn bad
I remember in army basic we had the "Stairway to Heaven" which was a long ass hill we had to go up at the end our 12 mile ruck (marines do 16 mile ruck if I remember correctly), but props to these guys no one in my company had the energy to run up the damn thing.
I was one of the first companies to do the crucible. Fox 2035..grad day Feb 27, 1998. Got to the top and they started playing God Bless the USA. You lying if you say you were not tearing up
As an army scout. Our finish was a 12 miler with ruck and we tackled the legends Misery, Agony, and Heartbreak hills along the way. My feet were shredded and I lost a toenail.
I came from chicago. Running out there and playing high level sports, I thought I was in great shape. And I was. But those elevation runs were just brutal, never really was in any foothills or any of this or the other hills in the background. Its flat by me. After 50 some hours and sprinting up this to the end, I was in a bad way wasnt sure I'd make it. If I slowed fellow recruits grabbed a handful of uniform dragged me or we stopped to pick up another that tripped and all made it. Still one of the best days of my life😊
Had 2 guys in one of our sister platoons sick but wouldnt quit and drop to another platoon halfway through the crucible. One of their DIs stayed with them until they made it to the top. Rumor was that one nearly passed out from exhaustion and sickness and the DI told him "you didnt come all this way to fail now" and carried him the last few steps. That DI was the "baby hat" amd was loved by everyone. He won DI of the year in his first year.
I remember being so beyond my limit with how tired, hungry, and dehydrated that I thought about just flopping over halfway through behind a pair of corpsmen… then the ceremony broke me when my Senior DI handed me my EGA and told me to be proud of what I had accomplished. It was at that moment that my life before that ended and I was practically reborn. All that fatigue and doubt faded away as we marched back as Marines who earned their place in the brotherhood. Humble beginnings indeed, but worth every damn bit of blood, sweat, and tears…
Totally dude. Its so hard to explain how big that moment is. I don't know how it worked out but a flight of f18's went overhead but low while we were getting our egas. Obviously from our perspective cool but not a planned thing. It was impossible not to get overwhelmed at the moment. That will always be one of the most incredible experiences in my life.
As a Parris Island graduate in 1985, I have just as much respect for those “Hollywood” marines who went through recruit depot in San Diego as "Sand Fleas" boots in P.I.
Not to forget this is immediately after three days of grueling mental and physical challenges in adverse conditions with 1/3 rations and almost no sleep. This kind of shit made you feel unstoppable.
The Marines should never abandon the marpat & tan camo mix because fucking hell does it look great!❤️ Just like the dress blues this camo should forever belong to the Corp!
Dry heat hits different then the PI swamp. From PI to 29 Palms. Acclimating was Running up desert hills was so liberating though. This vibe is different but we all bleed green
1st dude was on something else oml😂
that was a DI. by now hes sick of their shit and done this like 10 times
That’s the drill instructor. He only has 30 pounds on his back because he has to be able to run up and down to motivate the recruits. So on the final hill it’s a lot easier for him to climb because he has to do it a bunch throughout the whole hike, while screaming and having not slept just like the recruits.
@@lanceleazer9639 no shit, I’ve only seen a few infantry marines that can sprint up hills with 100+ pounds.
@@Maquackadack I dunno, could have been the Chaplin. I remember seeing my Chaplin run up that first hill like he was going up to meet god.
The Chaplin! That shit is funny
Nothing compares to that rush of adrenaline when you get to the top and see those signs
Then you realize once your at the top you still have to hike like 8 miles back to Edson range barracks for the EGA ceremony lol
That warrior breakfast though, amirite!?
Damn was it 8 miles? I don’t remember… but hell yeah that warrior breakfast was like eating for the first time all over again. It’s funny cuz I ended up at 1st LAR in the fleet which is at the base of the reaper. So I got to experience it over and over on pt runs and battalion hikes 😂
@@JB-qq1xz the shitters after the warrior breakfast though, amirite? Lol
@@Mrjackietreehorn it wasnt 8 miles, more like 3-4 based on a quick google maps measure. The entire reaper hike is about 10 miles.
I remember our senior Drill Instructor telling us "so this is what you all wanted right well here it is" then he proceeded to say "ATTACK THE HILL!!!" What a Legendary Moment 🙌 Semper Fidelis
Attacca la collina o famiglie inermi in giro per il mondo 😂😂😂😂😂 site 💩
lol the reaper is a small grade hill. It’s not that legendary lol for most that’s the hardest they go through a little hill
@@imlimbless14what is the point of putting down what recruits hence the name recruits(new) go through? You probably never served and if you have thank god I’m not serving with you Semper Fi Devil dogs from an Army Doc
@@imlimbless14the fleet is where things get hard. Lol. Then there’s combat.
@@imlimbless14 OK keyboard warrior, i think Mario cart is calling your name from mommies basement.
Are you in the US.Marines? Didn't think so. Maybe in video game fantasy land you are. LMAO.
Now sit down trick.
First guy was looking for flint Lockwood
You nailed it!!
Underrated comment
FLINT LOCKWOOODD
Forest Gump
Forrest gumpwood!
I was so motivational and pumped when I reached the hill
Until 5 seconds later, I realized that we still had the hike back
Yeah but there is 📈 and back is 📉
@@sonnyjs15 the back is also 📈
Good ol zombie walk
Man the hike back honestly was worse than the hike there bc my feet were so fucked up
So true😩I rolled my ankle really bad the night before the reaper and had to hike that shit on reaper and back to the squadbay
Not gone lie i shed a tear after we got up there and they gave us a gatorade😂😂💯
Watered down and In a dirty ass canteen cup 😂
The fuck you say? My senior called us shitbirds and said he was glad to almost be rid of us.
@@bghiggyas it should be 🤣 rah
@@stvticsteve7249Only the finest hydration
😂
funny enough this is the easiest part. then you have the zombie walk.
Nighttime ammo resupply was the toughest part about bootcamp.
@@TUFFGUNN argueably I'd say the wait after boomers
@@Maquackadackthis
@@MaquackadackFuuuuuuck Boomers! Cold Af After 😒
@@MaquackadackI remember everyone chomping on their teeth saying it was cold asf
Dude the dude that full sprinted was a kill hat, and a chef in the marines, its scary cause this is lead series
He was a kill hat and a grunt, he was part of follow series for that cycle platoon 3265 Mike Co.
Actually he was the chaplain
@@gio-gk6nz my bad in my company we had a kill hat do the exact same thing so I was a bit confused
@@marooamvs2302 lmao I was kidding it probly was the kill hat
He was the first female drill instructor at MCRD SD and he was a warrant officer in the space force before. He was follow series. I was there. I was the space force.
My Dad Told Me back in the day they called this mount mother fucker, cause he said it was a mother fucker to climb, any old school marines he said would know what he was talkin about, but it looks like ALL MARINES KNEW IT WELL!!!
😂😂😂😂 mount motherfucker
I do! MCRD San Diego Sept 24th 1982 grad date
That is not Mt Mother Fucker,
MFr is ALOT higher/Steeper..
My father, USMC MCRD 2078 1983 🦅🌎⚓️
Mt Mutherfuker is up north. It's still there, and steeper.
When you get that Eagle Globe Anchor in your hand makes it feel like you're glad you did something with your life after High school and for the rest of your life! OOHRAH
It’s not a bad career. Especially if your spouse is also in. 20 years in, you’d be making close to 220000$ after taxes a year as a family, and that isn’t bad, for 38, and a job you joined straight out of HS. Plus, lifelong medical and pension. I say it’s quite alright.
Plus, it looks good on a resume 👌 😎
My son was at Quantico 1st then Oki then Camp Pendleton then Quantico then Oki where he is now. He wanted to do 4 yrs he is now on his 13th year. I'm so proud of my Commissioned Major
My son is in bootcamp right now it’s grass week for him. Can’t wait to meet the Marine when he gets. My hat is off to all the Marines!!
God damn lucky bastard.
You know that's every marine's dream.
@@arturshcherbinin-pp3vphe’s becoming something more than you’ll ever be
@@PillsBuryDoughBoy_ what are you talking about he's becoming a Marine🏴☠️🔥
@@johndavis4082 the coward deleted his comment and said he’s becoming nothing more than a killer
Irregardless I am what he is a marine a United States Marine 🏴☠️🌎 we are number one🇺🇲
Feels like yesterday I ran to the top of that hill
Ya this is like the final 1% of the reaper hike lol they're already at the top
LET ME HEAR YOUR WAR CRY.
Sweet a** Volume
Ahlalalalalalalalalalalalala lalalalalalalalalaalal ahahahahahalalalalalalala!
That was a good day especially when you got breakfast
Warrior's Breakfast!
Steak!!!!eggs!!!!gravy!!!! Lol just to throw it all up because our stomachs weren’t use to it anymore lol oooooorrrraaaahhhhh!!!
SEMPER FIDELIS DEVIL DOGS!!!!
Except you don’t and your senior makes you clean the fucking squad bay instead while every other platoon eats.
@@tshnow6619 😂 did that happen to you?
To this day this is my greatest achievement and even when I graduate college this will still be the best.
How old are you that you already served but haven't graduated college?...
@@RedTail1-1there’s online colleges
@@RedTail1-1 my dad went back to college after he was out for like 10 years
Thats sad lol
@javiercarrillo914 he went straight in when he was 18, and went to iraq as a morterman in the infantry he served for 6 years from 06-12 and that's when I was born he focused on family then he went to college there's nothing wrong with thay
Also drill instructors don’t wear shit in there packs that’s why they’re always moving so God Damn quick. I remember my DI pulled out a McDonalds hamburger out of his pack and a pack of gummies and all we had was orange slices, and he had the audacity to pull out another burger and ask us if wanted it then threw it in the dirt and stepped on it. Honestly when we started hiking away from that burger it took everything in my body no to go back and pick it up and eat it😂💀
my di pulled a pack of sour patches on our crucible and ate them in our faces 😂
Idk my DIs had heavy ass packs. They asked one of our heavy lifters to pick it up and he barely got it off the ground. He told us that shit was heavy as fuck. Mans was a powerlifter before joining too and he barely had it up
Some have full packs. My senior and kill hat pack was heavy as hell. We always thought they put weights in them.
@NIGHTSTALKER0069 some guys do. It's for crossfit
Im crying laughing. Thank you. Yut.
We had a different, more colorful name for the Grim Reaper in 1982. Mount Mother F----r.
Yes we did call it Mount MotherFu@@$ 1990 Semper Fi Sir
I thought it still was Mt. MF
Pretty sure they made some other hill thats way harder in camp pendleton mount mf
according to vets who typed in the comments, they're different places and mt mutherfucker is steeper than this one according to them also run at night? again just what others have said
@@fkboyStalin In 1982 there was no Crucible and we did Mt Motherfucker during Field Week, at night. You had no idea how tall it was and there are a series of slopes. You would get to the top of one and it would level off and then there would be another slope you had to go up. It was awesome to see it the next day and realize we went up it.
Rifle Range --> Mess and Maintenance --> Field Week --> return to MCRD for Third Phase.
Respect 🙏 thanks guys!! True Americans
I fell down a total of 13 times finishing the reaper and fell again after earning my EGA.. accomplishing the 13 week course of becoming a USMC has taught me that no matter what I do in life I can always accomplish anything I put my mind to.
That's a cool story, way to stick with it. My son will be going through this soon, I've been watching a lot of videos trying to see what he is going to face, I'm very nervous for him. He's in good shape, hopefully he'll be okay. Like I said, I'm nervous but also excited for him.
My dad went through MCRD San Diego in 1944 as well. Super proud of my son following in his footsteps.
It was crazy seeing everyone fall down it was sureal it was prob more of a mind fuck because it was still dark out when we went up it... got to light during the rest part at the top
Can I join if I have adhd will they let me in
@@RjjsjdEjejje you don’t have adhd don’t tell them shit no to everything
Enjoy the feeling, my parents were supremely proud of my graduation from boot camp. Family day is something else...@@randerson4383
These are good men and great Americans that deserves our respect!
The crucible is no joke .. Semper Fi Brothers
You ain't kidding either Brother!!
Memories pressed between the pages of my mind......
Charles Schwab over here
@RobbyBabes The song is from Elvis.....memories. one of my dad's favorites. Charles Schwab over here is from the Sopranos. I wasn't given financial advice........ pinche meco
We were the first company on the west coast to do the Crucible. Naturally, the East Coast finished theirs three hours before we finished ours.
Charlie Company Plt. 1038 December 1996
@@kevinlewis8137 PI boots, earlier to bed earlier to rise, makes for healthy, -wealthy- and -wise- . Well, one out of three ain't bad.
In my day we weren't Marines yet. When we hit the reaper we were recruits. We weren't Marines until after we conquered the reaper
Semper Fi 🇺🇲
On the hike back I fell out right before the hill to the dry fire range, rode the saftey vehicle back. In the squad bay doc pulled my boots off and cut my socks up. No skin on my feet. Best pain ever was making it to the top. Happy Birthday Devils.
My so is doing his crucible now!!!😮 San Diego kilo! Go kilo!!!
I'm sure he'll do great if he made it that far. He's about to have one of the most memorable experiences in his life😊
I wish your son luck 🙏
My son is on week 3 with Kilo. He will experience the reaper come late August. 🤞🙏🏼
I never cried at any military graduation or event ever BUT when I and the bois made to the top I was crying 😂😂 was just happy to be part of the Corps officially almost 20 years and a commission later. Best decision ever
I remember this from 1967. They're still doing it.
The Hike back though! 🤣
I went through the Crucible on PI… Let’s get it Warriors!!! Semper Fi!
My son left for boot camp yesterday. I am so proud of him.
I hear when you get to the top you meet Mickey Mouse
With a box of crayons
@@tylersimplot13 64 colors Semper Fi
That 1st pulled a forest Gump. I was runninngggg!!!!
The green apple at the top . Than rucking it back to base. Cherished memories even though it sucked.
My dad was a marine in 2001, he was in boot camp when 9/11 happened. He told me that he had to do this drill, and that he would help people up and down the hill as he was completing it
OMG my son is climbing this in one hour!! Go Hugo go!!! Bravo go!!
Can’t imagine running up an incline with several dozen lbs of gear. I tried on my brother’s plate carrier and helmet when I visited his barracks when he was in the army and it was a lot heavier than I expected. Much respect to the Marines.
So many people wont appreciate this. Its the culmination of three months of hell. At the top of the hill, is the title of Marine. It was special, and I'll never forget it.
I remember the hike being super fast almost felt like jogging and getting to that last hill was the best feeling ever ypu really appreciate it.
Ahh the last hill before earning your Eagle Globe and Anchor
I never did military but I can tell you when I was in the Academy, every morning we’d run up a steep hill nearby the academy & I wasn’t the most in shape person, but when you have a group of people with you, some even 10 times more physically fit them you that really motivated you to get your shit together!!
Why is the guide always some unusually well built future dark green Marine? 😂
1st guy had the Forrest Gump run on point homie was gettin it
Went through the same spot march 1997. One of the first ones. We had 4 stars and SgtsMajor galore. Commandant Krulak was at Pendleton the week before and his aide died on the crucible. So we had an eye on us.
Same here.
Been there, 1986.
Nah Bro. You’re not running up the Reaper
Shoutout to the veterans who have made a similar run. Except under heavy fire.
Thank you all for you service and patriotism!! God bless the USA.
Me or any regular adult running up that mountain incline with no gear in that short amount of time would have killed our legs and lungs, so respect to these soldier men for what they do.
Respectfully Marines are not soldiers sir
@@gregoryhilliard2900 Respectfully anybody who joins a national military is a soldier to me, however you marines call yourself whatever you want.
@@Vex916T oh I am so sorry...1/504th 82nd abn....I do have very good friends that are Marines though...
@@Vex916T so would you call a sailor a soldier, how about an airman
Speak for yourself. I'm a 56 year old Marine and I'm still in shape to run up this hill. I do 10 sprints up a similiar hill twice a week. If you're younger than me, then you're just lazy if you can't do it. Sitting on a couch eating potato chips and watching TV doesn't pay off.
Been there! 1966
First dude was like “flint Lockwood”
All just to go on leave come back and get lost at Lima company
Bro😂
lazy lima. damn, I felt that
Yeah that or you’d get separated at Lima. Still Lima was also an experience.
@@Maquackadack facts, glad it’s been a minute since I’ve been there.
It was mike company on the east coast waiting in limbo for months until your paperwork comes through shout out to the jack shack
1st dude got that “FLINT LOCKWOOD” ah run
I'll never forget that last hill. Felt like I flew up that thing.
And then on the way back to the squad bay on the other hand 😂😂😂 shit I could barely walk the next day my feet hurt so goddamn bad
MIGHTY MIKE!
This is after a long hump to the base of the hill, and then a hump up the hill. This is literally the last portion before getting to the top.
The guy in front running like the cop from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Lol
Everyone’s all hard until they gotta march back😂
I remember in army basic we had the "Stairway to Heaven" which was a long ass hill we had to go up at the end our 12 mile ruck (marines do 16 mile ruck if I remember correctly), but props to these guys no one in my company had the energy to run up the damn thing.
I was one of the first companies to do the crucible. Fox 2035..grad day Feb 27, 1998. Got to the top and they started playing God Bless the USA. You lying if you say you were not tearing up
I little 😂
My son did this, this morning!
It's been over 20 years for me, but I still get goose bumps when I remember
They look like an army of minions 🤣🤣🤣🤣
As an army scout. Our finish was a 12 miler with ruck and we tackled the legends Misery, Agony, and Heartbreak hills along the way. My feet were shredded and I lost a toenail.
We all cried when we got our emblem don’t lie
As you should!!!
I was in 3rd battalion Lima Co. January 1997. Just the third battalion to complete this New Course called " The Crucible." Motivating shit right here.
I came from chicago. Running out there and playing high level sports, I thought I was in great shape. And I was. But those elevation runs were just brutal, never really was in any foothills or any of this or the other hills in the background. Its flat by me. After 50 some hours and sprinting up this to the end, I was in a bad way wasnt sure I'd make it. If I slowed fellow recruits grabbed a handful of uniform dragged me or we stopped to pick up another that tripped and all made it. Still one of the best days of my life😊
That first dude look like the cop from cloudy with a chance of meatballs
How to tell which drill instructors had pillows stuffed in their main.
First dude went Forrest Gump mode.😅
That SSgt Smith?
Had 2 guys in one of our sister platoons sick but wouldnt quit and drop to another platoon halfway through the crucible. One of their DIs stayed with them until they made it to the top. Rumor was that one nearly passed out from exhaustion and sickness and the DI told him "you didnt come all this way to fail now" and carried him the last few steps. That DI was the "baby hat" amd was loved by everyone. He won DI of the year in his first year.
I remember being so beyond my limit with how tired, hungry, and dehydrated that I thought about just flopping over halfway through behind a pair of corpsmen… then the ceremony broke me when my Senior DI handed me my EGA and told me to be proud of what I had accomplished. It was at that moment that my life before that ended and I was practically reborn. All that fatigue and doubt faded away as we marched back as Marines who earned their place in the brotherhood. Humble beginnings indeed, but worth every damn bit of blood, sweat, and tears…
Thank you for your service, sir!!
God bless you for standing tall and protecting this country!
Totally dude. Its so hard to explain how big that moment is. I don't know how it worked out but a flight of f18's went overhead but low while we were getting our egas. Obviously from our perspective cool but not a planned thing. It was impossible not to get overwhelmed at the moment. That will always be one of the most incredible experiences in my life.
I can feel my knees, lower back and heels screaming already.
That's not a very big platoon, lost a lot of dudes it looks like
All i hear is the dude going “haaaaa haaaaa hasaaas hasaaasa hasaaas”
As a Parris Island graduate in 1985, I have just as much respect for those “Hollywood” marines who went through recruit depot in San Diego as "Sand Fleas" boots in P.I.
MCRD San Diego was no joke in 1987, don't get it twisted...lol. Back when they could still call me a "Ninja," curse you TF out and lay hands on you!
@@tima.478 What are you talking about? I said I have as much respect for "Hollywood" marines as "Sand Flea" marines, which I was.
@@bentleymalshi7953 No ill will intended, I was just dropping a comment cause us "Hollywoods" are always getting clowned, lol....that's all bruh.
@@tima.478 Roger that, Jarhead. Semper Fi!
@@bentleymalshi7953 ✌
Not to forget this is immediately after three days of grueling mental and physical challenges in adverse conditions with 1/3 rations and almost no sleep. This kind of shit made you feel unstoppable.
These people are the reason I never disrespect the flag and kneel during anthem. 🇺🇸
Who the fuck ever asked you too
Thank you
Love and respect for you MARINES 🫡
DI got a pillow in his pack
Remember those days.
Class of 1980 platoon 1038 C. Company
What happened to. Mount mf or Bitch ridge? Get some Marines..lets goooo!
Both of my sons will be leaving Sept 30th for the island. Godspeed and Oorah Marines!!!!
Good times
The Brave the Stong The Intelligent. Long Life And Prosperity Legends thank you for your service 🎉
First guy : "FLINT LOCKWOOOOD !!! "
This recruit is afraid the reaper will take his soul
The kill hat DI screaming at the first three guys up the hill, hes just gliding along. Unreal. Those guys are unreal. Oorah
Why they shouting? They need that air in their lungs for running up then hills
That's the point they're being pushed to their limits with little to no break in between
Because you had to war cry the whole time lol
Extreme conditions for the best
Drill instructors having pillows in their packs.
I’ve seen enough of Camp Pendleton to know that it’s Camp Pendleton
just the beginning of a long hump back to the barracks lmao
1st guy be like: GET BACK HERE FLINTKNOCK WOOD
Mutha effer mountain! The Legend!😂
The Marines should never abandon the marpat & tan camo mix because fucking hell does it look great!❤️ Just like the dress blues this camo should forever belong to the Corp!
fuckin robocop leading the charge lmao
Dry heat hits different then the PI swamp. From PI to 29 Palms. Acclimating was Running up desert hills was so liberating though. This vibe is different but we all bleed green
Great job you deserve a jimmy dean