Which means we got to see him at Family Day this afternoon!

He also got a short-term duty assignment to assist the local recruiters, so he gets another two weeks at home--IF they assign him here and not somewhere else in the region. Infantry school is backed up.

He was already his own man before he left, but now he's a Marine. Picked up "the walk" and some new and positive habits. But he's still BoomerTG1 in all the good ways.

It's been a good day.

Congrats to the new Marine.

Congratulations to the new Marine. Welcome aboard Marine.
Semper Fi

Tell the Boot Marine Semper Fi and to go find me a box grid squares.

What Batt. was he in???? And thank God he went to PI and not that other place they send Recruits

He's not out of the woods just yet. Tell him he's his own man but still easily influenced. His leadership style is as green as he is. Best advice I can give and a wise Marine once advised me is to take bits and pieces from every Marine he comes in contact with and learn what works best for leading other Marines.

Semper Fidelis and Carry On

Semper Fi

He's San Diego/Pendleton, not PI.

Went from too hot for the wimps from elsewhere to train some days ("black flag", IIRC, if temps are above something easy like 110F), to so cold at night up at Pendleton during the Crucible that he thought he was going to die.

Yes, he's a Desert Rat.

His relay shot later in the day and he missed a wind call. Third-highest overall score in the Platoon, and the #1 recruit, of course, was shooting before the wind came up. But hey, you take what conditions you draw. He understands that.

Semper Fi!!

Congratulations and Semper Fi!

Tell him congratulations on the good marks. And be sure to thank him for his service to our country.

Best advice. Find an older guy who keeps his nose clean and stay near. Watch, listen, learn. Folks who like to argue are not helpful, and eventually, all they are is boring. A bored marine is headed in trouble's way.

That's plenty at this stage.

Semper Fi from a Old Shellback 'Nam Vet (Yes, Dorothy; I swam under the Equator, and kissed the Fat Baby's bellybutton...).

Greg

The day before we were graduated, my BNCO gave us a speech with some advice. He told us that when we get to our first unit there will be two people standing out front waiting for us. One will be a hardass worried that we don't know anything and eager to teach us the right way. He will correct all of our mistakes and offer guidance on any issue, then wear us out if we made the same mistake again. The other guy, slouching, will teach us the shortcut to everything if we will only listen.

He said the choice of who to follow was ours, but that decision would have great influence on the rest of our lives. I am glad that I chose wisely.

I had a lot of respect for that CO. Read his MoH citation here.

Now THAT'S what I'm talkin about, HOLLYWOOD MARINE!
Semper Fi Brother! Goddam that shit makes my dick hard!
In a few days we will have our Birthday. I will await dusk, and give three mighty blows to the black horn. Then I will tost first those who I have known who have Fallen. Then I will toast Marine's Past, then Marines I served with, and then brother, I will toast YOU, the Marines who serve now.
YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!

Grump,
I have a neighbor boy who graduated from Pendleton yesterday or today.
Ask your son if he met the farm kid from Nebraska, Kyle.

I am proud of the neighbor kid, I can't imagine how proud you are!!!

Best to you and yours.

If that was Kyle "The One, the Only" on close to a dozen T-Shirts in the stands on Family Day, then yeah, the undoubtedly met.

Dude's over at his friend's house right now. I'll have to ask.

Ooh Rah
Does he have a sugar rush from all the powdered gatorade?