What is Life like on a Marine Corps Base
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Life on a Marine Corps Base, can't be compared to anything. It may not be how you think it is. Marine Corps Bases, house Marines, and that alone should explain it all. From Marine Base housing to life in Marine Barracks, there's no telling what may happen. I share my honest opinion on, What is Life like on a Marine Corps Base. Now I will say every base will differ. However whether you're at Camp Lejeune, Camp Pendleton, Twentynine Palms, Marine Corps Hawaii, or over in Marine Corps Japan, you will be able to relate to this video. Life on a military base but espically life on a Marine Corps Base is not what I may seem. Hopefully you like the video and as always thanks for watching.
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as a marine stationed on lejeune, it’s more like a small town. Also the part where you said “I didn’t even know there was a paintball range” was funny to me because there isn’t 💀
Meetup? x 😍😜😋😆 haha jk
@@KM-cm1jp the fuck homie
Trell seems like he had to keep his mouth shut about this bs for a while. Now that he's out, fuck it lmao
Frrrrrrr!!
Camp Lejeune ain’t no small city, the barracks are designed like a jail cell 😂😂 yes it is super depressing but you gotta take it for what it is which is why you make some great friends along the way
The Marines speaking in this video give me recruiter vibes.
Most definitely
lol because they are.
Camp Lejeune is like a small hell not a small city
gr8 to hear just got order for here :(
I grew up and currently live on Topsail island. I recently got my DBiDS (base ID) for work on the base and i have to say. Living by camp lejeun my whole life and finally seeing the base inside was mind blowing. I felt like I was in a different country as all the stores and gas stations were military companies I had never knew existed. Along with the infrastructure of the base being much better than the surrounding towns I was impressed. I think you have valid points but I also believe your situation caused you to take it for granted as it was a surreal experience for me. No blame on you. thank you for your service! But I couldn’t stand one thing. Seeing Biden and Kamala in the mess hall!!! They gots to go!
Yeah old Joe kinda sucks
Thanks for being so real bro. Really helps a lot
Any time!
I was at Lejeune 1999-2003 we were excited just to get a hooters in 2003!!
lol
🤣🤣🤣
Hey thank you for all the info my son is joining the Marines next year and I just want to appreciate all the information you’ve given us And I’m definitely a new subscriber of yours
Glad to be a help and I wish him the best. And thank you for joining the family.
did he join?
Its all how you make of it...I enjoyed being at Lejeune living in the barracks as a single Marine. You have access to the beach and some of the best fishing on the east coast. You can even rent boats and kayaks right there at the base Marinas, or buy your own and store it there for almost nothing. Now I would never subject my family to base housing though. I would rather live off base, but as a single Marine, barracks all the way. The only thing I hated was thursday field days. I even enjoyed eating in the chow hall. It's all what you make of it.
Proud of you for giving these dudes the insight on the green weenie. Keep it up broski 🤙🏻
Thanks bro, I got to keep it real with them
True story! Man a rule for everything!! Listen to this man.
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So I'll admit you made some valid points. Honestly when it comes down to it you really do have pretty much everything on base, the gyms are pretty nice and depending what base your one has multiple ones with different things they offer. But personal I think when it comes down to it you have a grocery store, a px with decent things in it, gas station within a what 5-10. Coming from not having a grocery store within 40 minutes drive and have a "px" in 30 I think I love bases. As goes base housing I think I rather live on if I had a family safer and easier for a parenting stand point. Don't get me wrong I think its dumb there a rule for everything or times might be weird but with everything in mind I think its a good trade off.
There's def pros and cons
I appreciate the real in this video. But you’re speaking facts. I can’t speak for Marines but it’s similar to what recruiters say about the Army.
Pendleton open air theater was epic !
As much as I love the Marine corp I can agree, also your time is never really your time as long as you’re on base or near it
I actually played football for the 5th Marines when I was with 1/5 in Camp Pendleton. You are right though, I didn't hear about no tryouts I just saw them practicing and joined on some random shit lol. Luckily it was right after a deployment so we had some down time. It was great, but playing in pads against grown men against other pog battalions was pretty crazy. POGs generally had more downtime and went to the gym more often while we were in the field. So as a grunt it was rough playing Football because I had to miss so many practices and pretty much only showed up as a starter on game day.
I was stationed at Camp Lejeune among many other bases and i can testify that in fact it is like a small town. Key word “small”. You have a commissary, movie theater, bowling alley, small mall, fast food restaurants, PX, liquor store, beach (specially at Lejeune), day care, HS, middle school, housing, stores, recreation centers, swimming pools, gyms (free), and much more. Of course you cannot compare it to Miami or Atlanta by all means but you do have in fact what you need. Also, you can always go out to town for anything else.
I went to Ramstein Air (Force) Base in Germany. ---- It felt like a small USA city in Germany. That, however, is how the US Air Force works.
The living cerium-stances may not be the best depending on where your located but still you don't have to worry about the light bill etc. As well if you don't like your roommate ask the barracks manager to change your room.All of theses problems you have they have solutions honestly.
Don't know where you where stationed or what mos you had but life as a grunt isn't that sweet I wish it was
The barracks manager don’t give a fuck about your little drama problems with room mates they’ll tell you to figure it the fuck out
I was in the worst part of Swamp Lejeune, Outhouse Bay 1966. Pendleton was waydamn better. Improve quality of life? Fix the damn washers and dryers in the barracks
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The only city feature on camp lejeune is Wendy’s and Taco Bell. The px and the commissary are pretty much the same as walmart or target. Everything else on base is ranges and swampy ass training areas. Jacksonville is boring as shit too. U can go off base and wait in a long ass line at smoothie king for ur peanut power plus that’s about all u can do in Jacksonville
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I was stationed at Camp LeJeune 2 times in my 4 years. Jan-Jul 1974, after boot camp. Then on to Camp Foster Okinawa back to Camp LeJeune Sep75 to Oct77. We had NO Fast Food Restaurants, on the base like Wendys or Taco Bell. All we had was Snac Bars, PX and the traveling "Roach Coach" trucks from Jacksonville also Jacksonville had no malls. Ive been to LeJeune several times in the past 40 years, a lot of good changes. Also, we slept in open Squad Bays just like Parris Island. So I'd say todays Marines has a lot more than we had back in 1973 - 1977. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sgt...OUT
Yup soldiers and marines try to get BAH to get out the barracks
Yep
So how does leave work on base, like let’s say you wanted to go out to a restaurant, can’t you just leave? How does it work?
If you live in the barrakcs yes , you can leave as soon as you have final formation But make sure you’re back by morning formation lol
@@AliG-tn8qg lol thanks😎
i was at Cherry Point in the 70's. I lived in base housing. The house was heated in the winter by a central fire pot that burned contaminated jet fuel. I think that housing was built pre WW2
To be fair, as long as you’re not in a combat MOS your life with generally be better.
Did anyone else notice that it was pretty much all officer's and senior staff nco's? Everything was better for them. I was motor t but my first unit was 3/2 at Lejeune. Granted I went in 97 but this video was pretty much all bullshit. I ended my time at MCAS Yuma and anyone that's ever been there knows that there's absolutely nothing there at all. Hell I missed Lejeune after going to Yuma.
This whole video is capped out
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Keep up the awesome work trell Thank you for sharing and explaining different types of marine bases💪🏾💯
More to come!
Why would a submariner be at the marine barracks on a navy base?
the only thing i enjoy doing on my free time is skateboarding. my friend has taken me to the skatepark on base and thats really all i need to enjoy the rest of my day after work. yea i know i wont have all the free time i have now as a civilian but i feel like as long as you have something you enjoy doing to ignore all the other bs, anyones marine corps experience will be a tad bit easier.
I want the suck and want to go to sniper school. I understand it's bs the whole way but can't see it any other way. My recruiter said to do something mechanical wise because of faster promotion yet will I still be able to go into infantry after 4 years or do 2 years mechanic then go infantry and then sniper school?
Infantry is apart snipe school lol I going same thing next year
@@joshuawalker8585 that I understand based of your score right it's offered
You can’t switch your mos to infantry if you choose a mechanic mos.
Your recruiter finessed that crap out of you🤣😂
You seem to have very good mechanic skills doing something mechanical can get you a good job in the civilian world but do what you want have no regrets!
I’m shipping out the 27th. As long as I got my PC dawg I’m just staying in my barracks room. Do you think I’ll be good?
It may be like an alley in the city.
Seriously thank you for showing us the reality
Trell my husbands story needs exposure please he is a marine and his command is out for him they are very shady
What happened
Thx trell really love the us marine can u do one on. Interview with us marine
English ?
@@toejamjelly2821 a interview with a marine sorry this is my other RUclips account I'm telling u off
Best experience l had at Camp Lejeune was bringing my girlfriend in the hotel barracks while everyone was on leave for the weekend!
Dude .. I was admin marine base in Quantico .. let’s set up interview.. trust me you gonna here it from me.. been out for 16 years .. got some
Good info on VA and DC base.. let’s gooooooo!!! Man lots of opportunities I had in VA , FBI jobs , USMC civilian admin jobs College.. good stuff.. also some bad stuff .. but it’s all good..
Lets do it hit me up on Instagram
@@TrelltheGreat ok..
Hey could I ask you some stuff about fbi jobs?
Camp Lejeune is fucking garbage, I completely agree on how depressing it is, you can basically get drunk or go to the gym and that’s about it.
Trell I got an actual serious question
What if you fart when your DI is yelling at you in bootcamp?
Hell
What happens when you pee in the showers?
Air vacuum time 💯💯
They'll say "turn on the vacuum", and all recruits will say "turn on the vacuum aye aye sir" and he'll say "ready.... move!". Then all of you will dead ass breathe in super hard.
@@a-rod6307 OH GOD
Not me moving to camp Lejeune in a couple months.. 😐
How much time do you have to do school shit if you’re in infantry?
Barely any tbh and you're going to probably be burnt out from the day
Honestly, if you think you are going to be able to take college courses, think again. If you deploy, you’re not going to be able to finish the semester like other students. Also, you have to get approved from your unit to even go to college. Marines do find a way to go to college while in. I just don’t understand how they can find time. You’ll be too busy with working parties, field daying, duty, and non-stop bs games. Save college life for when you get out.
@@csucujo gotitboss
Someone plz answer can u go off base easy in the marines? I like to fish and I’m joining marines
Yeah
Im shipping soon so this helps
Say goodbye to those dreadlocks!
@@chimeratcg07 Lol, I been cut em off.
The marines will give you a chance at self improvement. Don’t fall in with losers that waste time playing video games, blowing their money, and complaining. Be the best marine you can, use your free time to finish school, and always look to improve yourself. I can’t stress enough, stay away from the complainers. Work your own personal program of self improvement.
@@kingtremaine6232 Thank you man💯. I take all the advice everyone gives me and apply them.
@JP Off-Roading Ground communication specialist (infantry)
Only man who tells the truth 😂😂👏🏾
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You get the same pay as the Air Force , Army and Navy
any barracks mold photos?
Is everything on base free cuz thats what i heard?
HECK NOOOOOOOO LOL LOL LOL LOL. Who told you that
nothing in this world is free
@@TrelltheGreat my recruiter
@@TrelltheGreat is the mma and boxing gyms on base free?
They told me everything will be free if you live on base🤦🏾♂️
I’m on lejuene rn an there ain’t anything here it’s small
Do Marine POGs have more free time to do stuff like this? I'm looking at signing a 13xx contract here soon.
I'm convinced alot of youtube marines try making it seem harder than it actually is lmao. One says it's all partying and making friends while just working your job, others tell it like it's a complete hell where you're literally being walked on a chain link leash.
Ig you'll have to see for yourself. Just read the comments and see how people relate
Also depends on your mos and leadership
It’s cause he was infantry. You are probably referring to Nava who had an Administrative MOS. It really depends on your MOS.
I’m going in January, attitude plays a big role. Most of these jarheads bought into the glorious ideas of the marine corps. A lot of my dad‘s friends who have been in for 15+ years tell me that it’s this sucks for a reason. And they’ve seen combat. You learn to appreciate simplicity a lot more. Really it just goes back to experience and attitude
@@TrelltheGreat I still appreciate the honesty in all your vids but some guys who are willing to go in knowing that it’s gonna be awful. War is worse for damn sure.
What's it like having a room mate
YO TRELL DA GREAT!!! my boy when are you going to go live again ?
Tomorrow
Seriously sickening how they are lying. Yes, they are lying!
It amazes me how the newer younger Marines this generation wine and wine and wine they go overseas they have to bring Fingerhut pizza places McDonald's if just blows me away
Are the commisary prices a lot better than grocery stores?
Not really you just get taxes taken off
Great Video. Do they still call French Creek (Felony Creek) on Camp Lejeune
Not that i know of. We call it POG land
Lol, when I was there in the creek we called 8th Comm Bn = 8th Crime Bn
French creek had the best chow hall and all the/us grunts go there after PT. All the POGs were smiling and atmosphere vibrant. It was night and day compared to 2nd Marine Regiment chow hall that served hero sandwich noon and evening. Grunts were miserable and guys coming back from Iraq were stupid drunk. 😂🥴 2007-2015
What is a typical day like as a mortar man
Unpopular opinion. Lejeune is better than Pendleton.
Can I get out my contract
I was in the infantry so I really know what’s up . The marines are a very stressful branch of service it is what it is .
bro all you do is talk crap bout the marines, just cause you wasn't cut out for it don't mean its trash
Nah, I was in the Corps and he’s spot on. Love it or hate it, or just get out like most of us do. I think the civilian life sucks too, lol.
No he’s just not a masochist
And who the hell bowls anymore?
Hey Camp Lejune was not that bad you take that back🤣
How often does a permanent duty station change?
4 years
Im in love
Usmc Harris long street blue prints
Glad was not stationed there
I mean, looking at camp Lejeune from the outside coming in, it can be considered a small town.
#1. The beaches are fun and on base not far from the barracks.
#2. The gyms aren't bad at all. There are enough of them, that is for sure.
#3. There is the commissary, & many fast food joints.
#4. Bowling, bingo 😅 and the lakes aren't so bad either..
#5..Fishing .. lots of places to go fishing.
Not as good a Pendleton but it's also better than 29 sux a$$
Just listening to these Marines, I think they’re are talking about minimal expectations & little more or less depending on base. 👎 on 29 stumps
Y’all see that three damn homie can hoop
I’m in camp Lejeune aint nothing here.. lol
If your in an infantry unit all you do is train and prepare for deployments. Time off, when you get it, is for drinking and trying to find women. You don’t get a whole lot of free time, st least that was my experience.
Camp Geiger....
There is Nothing here!
Idc what you say, Parris Island is the worst place to get stationed
Why? I go August 30th
@@victornjoroge389 small base with nothing to do around here
@@Talktopaim I thought that was just a boot camp location
Pronounce LejeRn, oddly enough.
They have to show the grunt fields days and weapons cleaning. 8 hours of bs and get released on libo at 0300 hours 😂. Bunch of bs games. That’s 25 years ago at least. They probably consider that hazing nowadays lol. Weak!!!
Shiittt I work on Camp Geiger show me where the "city" like bases are please lmao
5:05 dam... he right tho...
I don’t kno what your deal is but being on base isn’t that bad lol and I’m from 29
29 is a@$ lol
Youre not that guy pal trust me, you’re not that guy
@@Czech_Chaser 😭😭😭😭
They are meant to lie . Marine recruiters are a trip
Hey man,i'm 15 and plan after college on joining the marines,I have a small form of knowledge what marines do,but when stationed at bases what are the basic assigned jobs that marines do on a daily basis after boot camp. Im not sure if you have made a video on the question you asked but if you haven't it could be some helpful info.Congrats on the honorable discharge by the way
sincerely from:a random shitposter on the internet from NY
Join marine corps (or any branch you want) after high school. You can go to college for free if you enlist first. That goes for all the branches. If you want to go to college, the marines probably aren’t the best for that but it’s your choice. Do your research. Goodluck
@@Masonwilliamlifts im aware of the gi bill,the reason i ad mentioned college id because i could have a chance to apply to officer candidates school(or what i ave heard speaking to a marine on the internet).I also would like to have the option of re-enlisting instead of doing college later in life,thankyou for the input!
(Skip to my other reply below if you simply want to know the general things that Marines do in garrison on base)
It’s completely your choice about what you want to do in life and I wouldn’t want you (or anyone else) to have any regrets about such major life decisions, no matter what you choose to do.
That said, I’d still personally recommend that you skipped the enlisted route and just go straight down the officer path instead (Navy ROTC to commission as a Marine Corps officer, or talking to a recruiter to do OCS while attending college).
Now I know that you probably don’t want to do that because you’ve heard that the enlisted personnel will respect you more as their leader if you were formerly enlisted your. While this is somewhat true to an extent, I want to dispel a common misconception that many people seem to have about this because I was an enlisted Marine myself too and I’ve seen many officers come and go.
So while it is true that _some_ of the finest officers I ever knew in the Marine Corps were “mustangs” (term for commissioned officers who had formerly been enlisted). However, some of the mustangs that I met in the Marine Corps were also very toxic @$$holes and they were absolutely despised by their enlisted subordinates, even despite the fact that they had once been enlisted too. From what I and many other people I knew experienced, you’re either gonna love or hate the prior-enlisted officers that you work for. It seems to me that they’ve been in the Marine Corps long enough that they’ve already found their own style of leadership and there is no longer an “in-between” feeling about them.
Alternatively, some of the best leaders I ever met were officers who had never gone through the enlisted experience in their careers and they were actually highly respected by their enlisted subordinates because they would lead by example with absolute modesty and respect for others, while also listening to the good judgment of their NCOs without letting ego get in the way. I’d also like to think that this was also probably because they had not been tainted by any bad “prior-enlisted experience” to make them turn toxic/arrogant once they had that level of authority over people’s lives.
So just because an officer was prior-enlisted doesn’t necessarily guarantee that they’ll automatically be a good or respected leader. Likewise, just because an officer was never enlisted before doesn’t necessarily mean that they can’t be a great leader. That said, some officers just suck in general, no matter if they were prior-enlisted or not.
Still, whatever you choose to do, just make sure you commit yourself to doing well at that and don’t have any major regrets about it.
Now with all that out of the way, I’ll try to assist with answering your question to the best of my general knowledge.
The basic jobs that a Marine does on a daily basis after completing all of their training depends on whatever one’s MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) they’ve been trained for is and these can all vary greatly from others. No matter what their MOS is though, they’re still expected to Physically Train (PT) with their unit and do whatever is required of them as a Marine, if need be.
So here’s a rundown of a bunch of them:
-If you’re in the Infantry then it’s a lot of waiting, cleaning, marching with a rucksack, and maintaining all your basic infantry skills because you’re expected to be the frontline fighters of the Marine Corps. (Marines need a reliable infantry to offensively fight battles and hold conquered ground under hostile conditions)
-If you’re in Admin then you’ll mostly be in an office handling documents on computers and working with people’s paperwork/files. (Marines have to get paid and be able to go on leave to keep their morale up)
-If you’re in Motor Transport then you’ll be maintaining motor vehicles in the motor pool or transporting Marines. (Marines need reliable ground transportation over long distances)
-If you’re an Aviation Mechanic then you’ll be fixing and performing routine maintenance on aircraft so that they’re able to get into the air again. (Marines need reliable air support that can actually be able to fly to their location in order to back them up)
-If you’re an Armorer then you’ll be in the armory making sure that all weapons/ammunition in the unit are functional, clean, and accounted for. (Marines need weapons that work and a steady supply of ammo to actually be able to fight)
-If you’re in Food Services then you’ll be cooking food for the whole base to make sure that every Marine there has at least had the opportunity to be properly fed. (Marines need chow in them to have the energy to do anything because all militaries run on their stomach)
-If you’re in Combat Camera then you’ll be behind a camera watching units do things and also behind a computer editing pictures/videos. (Marines need proof of the places they’ve been and the things that they’ve done, which further builds upon the legacy of their units and creates good PR for the public)
-If you’re in Postal then you’ll be in the post office on base handling everyone’s incoming and outgoing mail services and delivering packages to units. (Marines need their personal mail and important items transported safely and in a timely manner in order to help them function more efficiently)
-If you’re in Air Traffic Control then you’ll be watching and communicating to all pilots for them to be able to all take-off and land safely. (Marines need to know that their own air support or transports won’t crash into anything while they’re in the air)
-If you’re in Legal Services then you’ll be doing paralegal duties to help JAG lawyers with divorces, wills, powers of attorney, legal advice, and court-martial hearings. (Marines get in trouble, marry the wrong people, and need legal help all the time)
-If you’re with Cyber/Data Network then you’ll be the tech support on base to help everyone fix their computer problems if something gets broken or people can’t figure out their systems. (Marines need reliable computer systems with good encrypted communication and cyber security to get their work done efficiently)
-If you’re with Intelligence then you’ll be analyzing a lot of OSI (Open Source Information), mostly just the news/internet, to compile PowerPoint briefs for the CO to stay informed. (Marines need to know what’s going on in the world because any good/relevant information could potentially save lives or avert trouble)
These are all just several jobs I could think of from the top of my head that anyone can choose to sign-up for from the start of their careers and the things that they do on a daily basis, but there are also hundreds of other jobs as well that I didn’t list. There’s obviously a lot more to each of these jobs then what I listed, but you’ll have to be more specific as to what kind of MOS you’d want to do. That said, when you choose an MOS, you better be damn sure that’s the job you want because it will take at least a few years to move over into a different MOS or simply get out of the Marine Corps with an honorable discharge.
Do yourself a favor, join the Air Force. If you like bs games and working parties, join the Marines. Rah.
If you dont have a personal vic, life will suck. Main gate to main side is far. LoL I would hate to be that Marine walking to the PX and back to the barracks.
The best times are the 96s and leave. Battalion formation and moto speech about this n that. LoL
I think it’s time to move on from the Marine corps topic bro. U can and should move on to better things. Join the ARMY!! Way better than testosterone filled men
Noonday literally both shifty navy or af no brainer
I will eventually but I made a promise to share everything I have about my experience and once I do that then I will be done
@@TrelltheGreat nah don’t listen to him bro. Keep it up with the marine corps vids.
Um... the Army has "testosterone filled men" too. Weird comment.
@@xXSgtWolfXx did 4 years in the corps. Currently a soldier. There is Nothing like high ranking old Marines. They’re like little girls. And only care about their egos, looks, and reputation. It’s a very toxic environment to be in. The focuses would be on everything in your personal life rather than your capabilities to do your job.
Hater, Simper Fi! Forever
Half of you boot RUclipsrs have no idea, and we’re turds when you were in and don’t actually know what the total force experiences.
Is it possible if you post video clips of ur worst and best moments during your four years?? @trellthegreat