* My name is Forrest Gump, people call me Forrest Gump.
* I don't give a (bleep) you sack of (beep).....
I don't imagine it went quite like that but I am certain that it was the R-Rated version of meet-n-greet. That's the bad news it was a tough day. It may have been a tough week but up until now he's been in Receiving and hasn't gotten the full experience of boot camp life. If it's anything like Army basic you don't really get it until you are "introduced" to your drill instructor. It ain't pretty but I guess that's why they call it Black Friday, I don't remember if it was Friday, Monday or Judgement Day...it really didn't matter at the time. No calendar around to check off the days. This is when it really begins because this will be the man that will shape his Marine Corps experience. The DIs have a tough job and they are holding the measuring stick by which you will be judged. They will not let anything get by them because it's their job to maintain the standards of the Marines. It's also their job to ensure the recruits are successful so he'll be their warden at times, their "aerobics instructor" at times, their distant uncle at times and he has to know what buttons to push and when to push them. He may not appreciate his DI now but there will be a day where he will thank him. It's a tough day but if he's going to get the coveted Marine Corps emblem on his uniform, he has to earn it. There are no awards to just showing up.
We know he is in a platoon with 2 other recruits from his recruiting station so we feel good about that and I know that adds some level of comfort for all of them. We still have not received any further word from him but we should get a form letter from him within the next 3 - 5 days.
Keep the prayers flowing for him and all of his fellow recruits! They are going to need them. Think about it, he has been there for 5 days and still hasn't even started the Training Phase of boot camp.
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