On this episode of Cigars and Sea Stories, Bennett Tanton and Michael J. Penney are talking about “Boot Leave” that magical time between recruit training and going to the School of Infantry.
Every enlisted Marine, no matter their gender, MOS, active or reserve status, every enlisted Marine must complete recruit training in order to earn their own eagle globe and anchor. Men and women who’ve graduated from our military’s highest entrance exam know the rigors and trials that one faces, which is all the more reason why it’s so easy to go absolutely ape-shit afterward.
Typically a Marine gets 10 days boot leave upon graduating from Marine Corps Recruit Training aboard MCRD San Diego or Parris Island. This transition time is unique in that Marines on boot leave do not have an MOS yet but they are certainly NOT recruits. A lot goes through a Marine’s head when they’re going through this period. Many of us barely remember the alcohol soaked days that gapped between recruit and full fledged Marine. Drinking, fighting, and fornicating are the usual activities, “Full of piss and vinegar” best describes the overall scene.
Bootcamp is over but now they’ve got to complete basic Marine Combat Training skills before progressing to their MOS school. Grunts don’t go anywhere else. They are trained at the School of Infantry: Infantry Training Battalion in Pendleton or Lejeune and head straight to their units after; except reservists, they go home.
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