Lord willing I don't die of heat exhaustion, break a bone, or some other anomaly occur; I will be graduating the Marine Corps Drill Instructor School as a freshly minted Drill Instructor on June 21st.
It has been a hard and annoying school, with a hard duty in store for me. At 32 years old I'm not a spring chicken anymore, lol!
Wish me luck for this final week of Recruit observations and I'll be checking in at the end of the week!!
Awesome. PI or SD?
Good luck and semper fi!
DI school is TOUGH for a reason. You're building the future of our Corps. At age 32 I can only imagine how hard it must be.
God Bless You.
Semper Fi!
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Good luck - at 32 you seem like a true "spring chicken" compared to a 70 yr old man {g}
Hang in there - you'll do good. Do ya'll have to tuck recruits in at night these days?
sir ooh rahh sir my DI's were aprox 32 in 1998 you will do fine brother. if you doubt that you are doing a good job or will do a good job then you will do fine. mine did a good job i still remember their faces and names and the respect i got from them
Thank you, Love Life. Semper Fi! If we ever meet, this Corpsman is buying your dinner.
I passed my last psych eval, how bout you?
Top 10% of the Corps goes to DI school;tops seven or so graduate! From one Marine to to another I'm damn proud of you brother!
Proud of you. Thank you for your service.
Congratulations on your achievement. I know how hot and muggy it's been lately, especially today. 32 is no spring chicken when compared to a new recruit but you are building and building on the foundation of the best military in the world. My hats off sir. Thank you for your service.
Glad I caught this
From I have seen
You are exactly the right guy to be DI
Break'em down
Build'em up
Make men out of them
I know there is a method to the madness.
A few more years and you can be on to something else or at the very least do what you want.
Regardless, I have no doubt you will have made your charges the best of the best at "graduation time"
That is an art. Few people can make men better men.
Good great news
If you ever spent some time around San Diego, you'd know he wasn't there! Probably the closest to a perfect climate on the planet....too bad all the left wingers are pushing everybody else out.Originally Posted by zarrinvz24
First off, Thank you for your service. Next, congratulations on advancing your career for our country.
Being in the Air Force I doubt I would have tried to take on DI school at 32 years old. Heck at 32 I was E-6 with a shop full of cry babies, 3 more assignments to do, and 7 more years to go. Good luck to you and your career.
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Oh boy...Marine bootcamp...that was 4 decades and a lustrum ago and the best thing that ever happened to this young punk!
I remember the day the DI's referred to us as Marines...I almost broke down in tears, no kidding! on Graduation day...got my 'Blues' for free.
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Dang Love Life at 32 I could out work and out last any teenager. At that time I could pickup several hundred hay bails and still go party that evening. You'll do great as a DI, you have worked hard to get to this point. After Graduation you will be down hill from there.
Good Luck!
CD
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A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards
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I was never a Marine but I appreciate your service. Congratulations on your accomplishment. I have no doubt that you will make it, and be good at it. Thank You!
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THANK YOU and hang tough!
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Leonard Ravenhill
Yup, spent 35 months at MCAS Miramar. Happiest day ever was seeing that in the rear view. SC then, PI is in a beautiful part of the country.
For sure he knows San Diego well
I think it made him soft
He may think he loves California, but moving back home toughened him up...I think
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