Marine Corps boot camp is a 13-week training course that includes physical and skills training, introduction to Marine protocols and language. It is known as the toughest boot camp due to its physical rigors and longer schedule. The last phase of training includes the Crucible, a demanding exercise that stresses teamwork and physical endurance. If the recruit passes, they become a United States Marine.
Marine Corps boot camp, also known as recruit training or basic training, is a thirteen-week training course consisting of physical training, skills training, and introduction to Marine protocols, language, processes, and etc. Marine Corps boot camp is structured similar to other military basic training, but has gained notoriety as the toughest boot camp due to its physical rigors and longer schedule. A recruit who successfully completes boot camp in the Marine Corps can then become a United States Marine.
The first few weeks of Marine Corps boot camp introduce the recruit to the terms and exercises they will be expected to use. They learn to march properly, stand at attention, take care of their belongings, take care of physiques, and do paperwork. They are introduced to the terminology they are expected to use as Marines and given a rifle which they must learn to use, care for and maintain. The physical activities that will take place during the boot camp begin in the first few weeks and get progressively more difficult as the boot camp progresses. Recruits are assigned specific attire for exercise, sleep, and presentation.
The next few weeks will focus on shooting accuracy and on-field skills. Instructors train recruits in the skills necessary to survive in combat situations. During this stage of training, water survival skills are taught. If a recruit does not perform these tasks well, she may be sent to another company to re-train. Marksmanship is emphasized during these weeks and a recruit must qualify at different shooting distances in order to proceed with training. Physical training also intensifies in these weeks.
The last phase of training is intended to help recruits hone their new skills and training. During this stage, recruits are also taught how to properly wear a gas mask. They are placed in a sealed room and the gas is introduced into the environment. Recruits must quickly and correctly don their mask to continue training. Recruits who cannot do this may be fired.
Marine Corps boot camp ends with what is known as the Crucible. Battlefield simulations take place and recruits must march nearly fifty miles (about 80 kilometers), participate in demanding exercises that stress teamwork and physical endurance, and deal with lack of sleep and very little food. If the recruit passes, she will be able to graduate from boot camp and become a United States Marine.
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