| Surviving USMC boot camp is no easy task. In fact | | | | why not learn them before you go? It'll make it |
| it's probably the hardest task that you'll ever take on. | | | | easier on you when you're there, and it gives you an |
| So why on earth would you go into that challenge | | | | opportunity to impress the drill instructors, which is |
| without preparing yourself first? It seems insane, yet | | | | always a good idea! |
| every year people go into boot camp without doing | | | | Get training well in advance: |
| any prior research or training. A lot of those people | | | | The physical requirements of USMC boot camp are |
| fail. Here are three top tips that you can use to | | | | rigorous and you can't get through it without being in |
| ensure you make it through USMC basic training and | | | | top shape. If you show up to training and you're in |
| graduate as a United States Marine. | | | | less than acceptable shape, you'll be put into a special |
| Read up on the classroom knowledge: | | | | fitness program that will change that. The last thing |
| Yes, that's right, there is classroom knowledge that | | | | you want in life is a USMC drill instructor whipping you |
| you'll need to learn in order to pass Marine basic | | | | into shape, so make sure you're fit enough before |
| training. Sure, there are a lot more physical | | | | heading off to boot camp. Find out the minimum |
| components than there are classroom, but you still | | | | physical requirements and train until you can exceed |
| need to learn certain things to make it through. So | | | | them. |