2007-10-18 19:21:01 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
average person wouldnt have a chance.
You have to be willing to give up a lot and work hard.
you have to be humble and be willing to learn despite pain and being tired.
2007-10-22 19:06:11 · answer #1 · answered by J33-3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the average person can survive bootcamp.
The Drill Sergeant's primary duty is transform you from an average person to a hardcore Marine. The process isn't over night and that is why Marine boot camp is longer then the other services.
They typically weed our discipline problems during training, not people who can't cut it. If your struggling with a phase of training, you will be washed back and be forced to repeat that training till you can make the cut.
So the average person will survive, it just takes some longer then others to be a Marine.
2007-10-18 23:19:51 · answer #2 · answered by B. Wags 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boot camp is 13 weeks long, they give you everything you need to live. You have to go in with the mindset that no matter what happens you coming out of there a Marine. People who don't make it don't have the will power. They will get you in physical shape, just be prepared to get yelled at every day for 3 months. Semper Fi
2007-10-18 20:11:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but once they have completed it, they are no longer average. like the old Marine documentary film of about 20 yrs ago, title suggest: " Any mothers son" they make marines, first by tearing you down, and then build you from scratch, into what is known as a US Marine, a lean mean fighting machine.
2007-10-18 23:33:13 · answer #4 · answered by edjdonnell 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes,i did in the ole' corps, 1966, during the draft and yes, the marines drafted back then and yes corporal punishment was inforced too,i mean real *** beatings all the time.it wass done to drive us marines crazy and full of hate,we ended up kicking each other's asses and still be friends,when we got to vietnam,it was our turn to start killing,vietnam war-12 million of the enemy died from 10 different communist countrys,today, there are only 3 communist countrys left
2007-10-19 11:30:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Survive? Of course. Does the average person,(ie. the majority), have the commitment and determination? Nah, not really.
2007-10-18 19:26:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did, so anyone physically able who has some determination and commitment, and the ability to develop discipline and work as a part of a unit can.
2007-10-18 19:48:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is the question ... 16 weeks twice as long as any other branch of the militarry average people have super human abilities if you want something than nothing is impossible
2007-10-18 19:30:26 · answer #8 · answered by teejaybigdaddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously or they would not have any personnel in the Marine Corp.
2007-10-18 20:27:02 · answer #9 · answered by conranger1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but its not easy. They will test you, harrass you, beat you down physically and mentally but in the end you've earned something that most people cannot.
2007-10-19 01:35:55 · answer #10 · answered by knight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋