| The Marine Corps recruit training is definitely no easy | | | | ups in 2 minutes, and run 3 miles in 28:00 minutes. |
| task, it may be the toughest and most difficult 13 | | | | Aside from being physically fit, you also have to be |
| weeks of your life. Remember that you are not | | | | mentally tough. If your parents never yelled at you |
| alone, there are a lot of recruits who are sharing the | | | | well this is your time to get yelled at and I mean big |
| same boat with you and this is not the time to back | | | | time! The Marine Corps Recruit training is not only |
| out. Not a lot of people are given the chance to be a | | | | arduous on the body but on the mind as well. Your |
| recruit. If you want to be a successful Marine, you | | | | drill instructor will purposely try to break you and only |
| have to work hard for it. | | | | a few survive this kind of mental stress. You have to |
| The first thing that you have to do to survive the | | | | be ready for this and do not take anything too |
| Marine Corps recruit training is to be physically fit | | | | personal. You will be trained how to be tough. If your |
| before you even enter the boot camp. If you fail to | | | | mind is not tough, your body won't survive the |
| take care of this beforehand, you would have to | | | | training either. |
| spend 21 days in the PCP or Physical Conditioning | | | | Learning some things in advance will surely help you |
| Platoon. You don't want a drill instructor to whip you | | | | survive the training. Read and find good reading |
| into shape. Search and read about the minimum | | | | materials about what really happens during the boot |
| physical fitness requirements so you can meet or | | | | camp training. |
| exceed them. Make sure you can do 3 pull ups, 40 sit | | | | |