So graduated from Marine Corps Bootcamp on friday Oct. 23.
I graduated as honor grad...but there was soo much that went into becoming a Marine and walking across that parade deck...
Phase I:
I was demotivated and bored with bootcamp right off the bat...
I guess i was in shock that not everyone was as strong and down for the Corps as me...and on top of that the training wasnt what i thot it would be...At this point i was squad leader and trying to look at everything with an open mind and trying to motivate others...so it gradually got betta...the rest of this phase was mostly PT and classes...
Slowly but surely i started to gain confidence and the respect as a squad leader from my fellow recruits...At the end of this phase we did the gas chamber and I didnt have much trouble with it...which was like the icing on the cake because that honestly was my biggest fear I thought I was gonna have an asthma attack.
I graduated as honor grad...but there was soo much that went into becoming a Marine and walking across that parade deck...
Phase I:
I was demotivated and bored with bootcamp right off the bat...
I guess i was in shock that not everyone was as strong and down for the Corps as me...and on top of that the training wasnt what i thot it would be...At this point i was squad leader and trying to look at everything with an open mind and trying to motivate others...so it gradually got betta...the rest of this phase was mostly PT and classes...
Slowly but surely i started to gain confidence and the respect as a squad leader from my fellow recruits...At the end of this phase we did the gas chamber and I didnt have much trouble with it...which was like the icing on the cake because that honestly was my biggest fear I thought I was gonna have an asthma attack.
Phase II:
I was catching on to how things worked...went to the range earned the Billet of Guide...
got a lot of backs turned on me...but thats what happens when your DIs force you to be a bitch...but atleast i kno i led by example and in the end the respected me...
i shot a sharpshooter...it was pooring rain on qual. day...a girl crapped on herself..funny shyt...Also went through Basic Warrior Training...i thought dis was the best out of everthing we got down and dirty low crawling under barbed wire...all that good shyt you see on TV
Phase III:
Made me a Marine...
We all thought we was tough as shyt cuz we were compared to the babies...
went through the crucible...wasnt what i thought it would be yes it was challenging and tiring as fuck but our motivation hid all the pain...
15k hike home...motivating cadence...EGA ceremony...tears...and a fat warriors breakfast officially made me a Marine...
it was funny all the babies had to call us M'aam...lol...lost so much weight went in at 131 left at 115...graduated and had lunch with my fam and drill insructors....awkward but interesting to see them in human mode...lol...all in all i finally accomplished my dream and im living it....hate on it
Came home:
Felt like i was on top of the world...went back to my old highschool and seeing them look up to me was crazy
And i realized how much i changed....
I finally had the ballz to leave my asshole boyfriend of 2 and somethin years...
officially livin my life independently the way i please...
