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MCRD Parris Island
Marine Corps Basic Training
Marines
Posted >1 y ago
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Fondly. Though they probably hated my guts with every fiber of their being, I can't help but be appreciative of the time and effort they took shaping me into a Marine.
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Cpl Justin Goolsby - Semper Fi Brother and if you served they are proud of you. From one of those PMI's that taught you to shoot. OOH-RAH
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Cpl Debbie Dave LaVallie
They are imbued into my being. They formed me from a 18 year old kid, into a Marine. SSgt Wilkinson and ADI's formed us into a basic Marine, we were polished later on, but they formed the Core. Their instruction help me and many other Marines to survive, we Marines will never forget them.
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Sgt Lowell Tackett
If I'm correct (looking from the "outside" in - I went thru San Diego in 1961 and was never a Drill Instructor) part of their credo goes something like, "... let know man's ghost ever say, 'If your training had only done its' job'."" To me, that sums up very neatly the awesome responsibility DI's assume, and all the gentlemen I've ever know or seen to assume the role do so magnificently. They are not... like us. Somehow, a different breed.
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It is impossible for me to forget them. SSgt Griffin (Senior), Sgt. Hillard (2nd Hat), and SSgt. Cook (Heavy). We picked up SSgt. Mahan and Sgt Bowen in third phase. And there was Sgt Parks from third deck.
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SSgt Scott Walters
MSgt Anthony Westjohn - Sadly, we probably did. We were lead platoon, lead series. We got all the dog and pony show details.
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I will say yes but one thing I have learned is that all Marines remember their DIs. They are somebody you hate but later realize what they were doing was to shape you into a Marine in the short time they had you. It is by their diligence that we are all able to hold the title Marine with honor and pride. For me I was MCRD San Diego (Hollywood Marine) and SSgt Bigby ran my but into the ground, but he took a snot nosed 18 year old only 2 weeks out of high school and produced a devil dog that holds the title with swollen pride each and every day. I can not thank him and my other DI's for all they did for me.....Semper Fi!
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
I hated my DIs but was in awe of the other Instructors we had at Parris Island SC.. We also had a Company Commander who we all respected and listened to his every word.
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