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All recruits are ordered to write (not email) letters to family during Basic Training.
To introduce, indoctrinate, and train recruits for combat operations.
The purpose of boot camp in the military is to provide training as well as a means for the recruits to adapt to the military schedule and lifestyle before actually going into the service.
In the US, all military recruits attend some form of "boot camp," otherwise known as recruit training or basic training. Air Force recruits attend training in San Antonio, TX, for 8.5 weeks. Navy recruits attend training at Naval Station Great Lakes for roughly 8 weeks.
Marine Corps recruits should take around $20, their photo identification and nothing more with them to boot camp.
During Navy boot camp, communication with family is limited and regulated. Typically, recruits are allowed to make brief phone calls at specified times, usually on Sundays. Writing letters is another option, but it might take longer for them to be delivered. It's important to follow the guidelines and schedules provided by the Navy to maintain communication with your family while in boot camp.
No. New recruits receive inoculations during the Reception Center processing. It is a two day process during which all childhood and adult (travel) inoculations are given.
Recruits may receive any type of mail during training. Keep in mind however that it is important that recruits draw as little attention to themselves as possible, so keep what is sent to a minimum.
Each year millions of people join the armed forces with the intent to start a new career and help defend the country. Shortly after joining the armed forces, all new recruits will be required to go to boot camp for a few weeks before joining their unit. Boot camp can be one of the most challenging experiences for any new recruit. While boot camp will definitely be a challenge, there are several things a person could do to properly prepare for it. The first thing a person can do to properly prepare for boot camp is to get into the best physical shape possible. One of the focuses of boot camp is to get all of the recruits into the best shape possible. You will frequently be required to go on long runs and complete difficult obstacle courses. Because of this, it would be best if you got into the best shape possible before going to boot camp. The second thing a person can do to properly prepare for boot camp is to get used to waking up early in the morning. During boot camp, you will undoubtedly be woken up every morning by sunrise. There will also be several situations when you are woken up in the middle of the night and forced to do calisthenics. To prepare for the early wake up calls, it would be wise to start setting your alarm clock for 5am and to make yourself get out of bed once it goes off. The third thing a person can do to properly prepare for boot camp is to prepare for the mental anguish which will come with boot camp. While the physical toll of boot camp can be exhausting for anyone, the mental toll that boot camp can take on a person can be even more devastating. During boot camp, you will be subject to many different rules, each of which may seem tedious, but must be followed perfectly. During boot camp, it is very likely that you will be constantly ridiculed and insulted in front of other recruits. Simply acknowledging this fact and being prepared to take the ridicule, without talking back, will help you get through the toughest times.
Some recruits fall out even before getting to boot camp. They DEP in and get scared and dont end up going. My platoon graduated with about Half of what we started with. Most are either medical drops or washouts. Medical drops are recruits hurt and need treatment, and get droped back in training to another company. There are also alot of wash outs who should have never been there in the first place.
In the book, "Making the Corps", it says that recruits east of the Mississippi River generally go to Parris Island, west of the river generally to Camp Pendleton.
There is a battalion for women Marine recruits on Parris Island.There is a battalion for women Marine recruits on Parris Island.There is a battalion for women Marine recruits on Parris Island.There is a battalion for women Marine recruits on Parris Island.There is a battalion for women Marine recruits on Parris Island.There is a battalion for women Marine recruits on Parris Island.