[Danny_Ocean]

"Azzhole to belly-button!" (order we were given when lining up for chow or shots).

"Get on line!"...given when we were to line up on the painted lines on the squad-bay floor.

Best one was "mattresses on line...outside!!"...60 guys carrying their mattresses on their shoulder trying to fit through a single fire-door and down two flights of stairs (with the DI screaming/kicking the entire time).

On the very first day of boot camp (still in the processing barracks) we had a f-tard try to cut his wrist(s) with a Bic safety razor. Never saw him again.

First week in the barracks, we had a guy drink "Wisk" trying to commit suicide. Bye!

Funny at the time, but pretty sad when you think about it...another recruit would piss/crap himself whenever the DI got in his face. Good-ole boy from the South with a wife/kids to support... C-ya.

When we would sheet/shower/shave in the evening, DI would walk through the barracks looking for un-secured rifles/footlockers (should've been locked with a combo Masterlock). He would collect all the unlocked locks and lock them together in a big ball. When we got out of the showers, DI would yell "Everyone who is missing their lock, take one step forward". He would throw the ball of locks on the floor and remind them the last one back to his footlocker would be punished. Imagine 15 Jarheads trying their combination on each lock in the ball. Looked like 15 monkey's trying to screw a football. All the while the DI was dumping the contents from their footlockers over their heads.

Good times!

(If anyone wants to experience what real Marine Corps boot camp was like, watch the first 30 ~ 40 mins. of "Full Metal Jacket").

Semper Fi

Parris Island MCRD, 1stBn, Plt. 1007, 1980