What is the hardest thing about Marine Corps Boot Camp?

Answer 1

The hardest thing about Marine Corps boot camp is the mental aspect of training. The idea of facing a lot of unknowns. You can read about boot camp all you want but reading about it and doing it are two different things. Plus, your drill instructors will keep your life full of stress. Don't think that the physical side is easy because it isn't especially the Crucible. It is difficult but your drill instructors will make sure that you are in good physical shape in the end. Overall, as long as you keep a good mental attitude it will be worth it in the end. My proudest moment was graduating boot camp and earning the title Marine 2yrs ago.

Answer 2

Marine boot camp is a 13 week long test that challenges your mental and physical capabilities. It teaches you that you cannot stand alone and that everyone else answers to the same cruel tormentor and teaches you that you need to work with your fellow Marines or you will not survive. And it separates you from the world of comfort you once knew. According to the USMC comfort is an illusion that makes you weak. If you have the motivation and the right attitude it won't be hard at all.

Answer 3

There are many difficult things which vary from branch to branch in regards to boot camp. An overwhelming amount of stress from mental and emotional instability is a big thing during boot camp, while physically- the lack of sleep and endurance expected of you is another aspect to take into account. Overall if you can win the mind game by being respectful and flying under the radar while taking care of business, you can accomplish the task. Help those around you, and prayer's good as well.

Answer 4

"The Crucible
By definition, a crucible is a state of prolonged anguish and privation. As it relates to the making of Marines for the 21 st century. It’s boot camp’s defining moment. This 54 hour event occurring near the end of recruit training features little sleep, little food, over 40 miles of forced marches and 32 stations that test physical toughness and mental agility. It is designed to build self confidence, teamwork, trust in fellow Marines, positive peer pressure and emphasizes the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Marines who are strong of mind, body, and spirit replete with good moral character will be needed for the battlefields of tomorrow. They will be required to make complex decisions at the lowest level and perform under more stress than ever before. Thus the tried and proven methods that have made generations of outstanding Marines have been strengthened with the addition of this final trial by fire known as the Crucible. Today, Marines are being made that will face the battlefields of the future and win. "

SEMPER-FI!

Answer 5

The change of lifestyle. The DI's getting in your face, the yelling, the marching, the PT, and lastly being treated like a piece of garbage for 12 weeks or however long it is. The Cruicible should be easy after putting up with a ton of crap before that.

Answer 6

Dude, talk with your Recruiter about all this!!! He'll be straight with you and calm your doubts. And don't even try to go "day to day" during Boot Camp. Get up and make it to breakfast, and set a goal to make it back for lunch, and then set a goal to make it in for dinner. Finally make it a goal to make it to your rack and hope you awaken to start it all over again, and again, and again. It's worth it, No One can ever take it away...U S Marine, the title is worth it all.

Answer 7

I was in the Marine Corps for two years, and went thru Boot Camp. Course that was back in the day, but it's still pretty hard today for both males and females, nothing like it was in 'the old corps' though. LOL.

The crucible is by far the worst. Also is another test before being able to graduate where they took us into a quansit hut and had us put on gas masks. Then they turned on tear gas and we had better have paid attention how to use the gas masks! The worst thing about that part wasn't the tear gas, it was the fact that just outside the door we were to go out of when thru, was a tree. Most of us smacked into the tree cuz we were trying to clear our eyes. lol.. Having a drill instructor in your face nose to nose isn't so much fun either. Having them call your mother all sorts of names isn't either, and you cannot say anything. Guys get their heads shaved, girls have to cut their hair above their shoulders or pin their hair up and put on a wig for the whole time. Trust me, they may as well cut their hair, cuz the wig worn that long totally ruins long beautiful hair. sigh. The way we got woke up in the morning, besides hearing 'revelie', (which is a shock to the system after total quiet all night long), is the drill instructor going up and down clanging a metal baseball bat along each of our metal bunk beds. (like a kid dragging a stick down a long fence). Then there's the fact that we had like 30 seconds for a shower. We'd do this in a weird rotation thing, stand there naked with our soap, go thru the water to get wet and back out in line while we each soaped up, then back thru the water to get rinsed, and back out to get dried. If anyone made their bed wrong, when we got back from "chow", ( eating breakfast), ALL the sheets and pillows, blankets and even mattresses, would be in a gigantic pile in the middle of our room. We'd have to sort it all out before classes. ughhhhh.

But...... there were fun times.. we'd get our letters via "air mail", where the drill instructor would toss the envelope thru the air to us. lol.. We had 4 units going thru boot camp at the same time, two units were the 'seniors', having already gotten halfway thru boot camp, while the other 2 units were 'juniors', brand new to boot camp. When we were juniors, we hated the seniors. Course when we were seniors, we had FUN with the juniors! LOL.. For example, we had to sew our name tags on each piece of clothing we had. And on laundry day, we had to wash our clothes and hang them outside to dry. We seniors would tell the juniors that they had to hang their socks in alphabetical order. Then we'd laff at them trying to do that. Even the drill instructors would look out the window and laff, just shaking their heads at us. aha.
And on graduation day, walking outta there in full uniform knowing you'd never have to go back there again, ahhhhhhh that was the most fun thing of all! ;)

There's nothing else like Marine Corps Boot Camp. But if you can survive getting thru it, you'll be soooooo proud of yourself, knowing for the rest of your life that you can do anything!!

Answer 8

Getting out

Answer 9

The Crucible. the final test before you are allowed to graduate.
I had 16 blisters on my feet after the hump back to base.

Answer 10

It was a long time ago for me, but for me it was building the mental toughness to deal with the constant yelling and stress.