so, when i went through boot camp it was tough,a little of the physical and alot of the mental, but near the end in order to become a marine, we had to walk 5 miles to "the reaper" with our main packs which weighed about 90lbs.then we had to climb the dam thing which killed my legs,then we had to walk 8 miles back to our squadbay,then we were marines (and we got our warriors breakfast *yum*).So during the end of ITB we got word that theyre now letting the next batch do the reaper with their day packs!! putting everything in it would weigh about 45 to 50lbs!!!! do you think this is fair?

Ever thought that was the last 'mental' twist to the game???


Hahahaha...gotcha! It's doing your head in, so it was effective.

hey! i made it through the mental part......i think

Don't know about the marines or if the boot camp getting easier, but back in '95 in Fort Benning, I was on my MOS training (infantry) and i had to march 24hrs on the "turning blue" event. I hope they still do it, I want them to suffer as bad as I did for that blue cord.

in Navy bootcamp we had to march all the way to the mess hall

with only one cigarette break

i never went through anything like that in my training

yeah but you were a marine right? Us Army here..I guess now we know who is tougher.




I know, the toughest one is the Navy.

just so you know,i have nerve damage and a broken jaw and i feel just fine, your move army man

You guys get a ride from the Navy guys who smoke cigarettes on the way to the mess hall.

For the record I had my ankle the size of a watermelon once when I twisted my ankle and couldnt' walk for 4 days. that's no fun either.

I had a blister once

got it marchin to the mess hall

during ITB alone i have been slammed into my walllocker, had my head bashed into my rifle, was kicked in the leg by combat instructor and scrapped my face, hands and knees from running with a 75lbs pack through a rough trail tripping and falling....good times,good times

I tell ya what, AF basic trainin was a bi@tch! That d@mn obstacle course almost cost me my life, luckily the lil pool I 'slipped' in doin the rope swing saved me from that Texas heat.

looks like you had it rougher than anyone

it was right after a cigarette break

I broke a nail durin M16 qualifications. Had to go to sick call an everything

It looks like the air force and the navy has the hardest training.

we didnt even have M-16's

we used M-14's, 12 gauges, and .45's

until we got to Tomahawk school. then things livened up

Hey Tech trainin was even tougher than basic! Once I got reprimanded for goin off base for the weekend durin phase 1, which mind u I wasn't suppose to do, they almost didn't let me go off base the followin weekend!

that was bigger than I expected

you broke the page Quietman, with your tomahawk missile.