| Marine boot camp San Diego is the west coast | | | | it won't be fun. You do not want to be whipped into |
| equivalent of the famed Parris Island training center. | | | | shape by Drill Instructors. Make sure you can easily |
| Aside from a few differences like weather and | | | | exceed the minimum fitness requirements before |
| geography, the training is identical. As in, grueling. | | | | heading to basic. |
| Going into USMC basic training without doing any | | | | 3) Their job is to break you and they will if you let |
| research first would be madness, yet many do just | | | | them. |
| that every year, and most of them fail. Here are | | | | If you go into USMC basic without unbreakable will, |
| three things you need to know to prepare yourself | | | | determination and commitment, you simply will not |
| for USMC boot camp. | | | | make it. There are many ways the DI's will try and |
| 1) Your body needs to be sharp, but so does your | | | | break you, and you need to be ready for all of them. |
| brain. | | | | Learn to channel negative thoughts into motivation, |
| You may think basic training is just a lot of push ups | | | | and steak your pride and dignity on not letting them |
| and running, but there is a massive amount of | | | | make you quit. You need mental toughness or you'll |
| information required to be memorized by any hopeful | | | | never stand a chance. |
| marine. You need to learn the core values, 11 General | | | | Knowing these three pieces of information will really |
| Orders for a Sentry, Rifle Creed, rifle care, Marine | | | | help you going into training, whether it be in San |
| history and much more. Study beforehand. The more | | | | Diego or at Parris Island, or even in any branch of |
| you know going in, the better you'll do. | | | | service. Under no circumstances though should you |
| 2) Your body needs to be in shape. Not just good | | | | think this is enough. You need to arm yourself with |
| shape, great shape. | | | | every piece of information you can on every aspect |
| A lot of people think that because they're in average | | | | of training. Only then will you be sufficiently prepared |
| condition they'll be able to get through the physical | | | | for what they'll throw at you in Marine Boot Camp |
| aspects. Not true. If you go into basic and you're out | | | | San Diego. |
| of shape, they'll get you into shape, and believe me, | | | | |