My husband will be thrilled. He was starting to question what has been going on due to some of the guys making it out of boot camp. Of course, every Marine, after the 10 year mark, seems to start with the “in MY Corps, the OLD Corps” line of conversation LOL.
Admiration bump!
I have done probably 50 obstacle courses in my day...most come down to technique and strength. Kicking out someone because no one taught them climb a rope correctly or swing on monkey bars? I dunno in that is the correct criteria...
"At university" I had two Ukranian-American friends who got into the Marine Corps despite arrest records. Seems they had thrown red paint at the Soviet Legation to the U.N. as teens. Semper Fi.
Interesting, for what it’s worth I went through OCS in 1987. Only 48% of us graduated to “Butter Bar” status, the rest went home. That’s the way it’s always worked.
With that said, I’m a little surprised that some won’t be recycled in the enlisted ranks if only one obstacle is missed/failed.
Awesome. Glad to hear that they are doing this; the recruiting numbers bear out the premise that people like to be challenged, like to be part of a team that excels, and enjoy the rewards of hard work rather than the trappings of mediocrity.
Now, if the Army would take a lesson from all this, we’d be in good shape.
My sons new billet, starting June 15, will be supervising the DI’s at the MCRD in San Diego.
This is encouraging news. Thanks for posting.
I know the pre-screening is much more vigorous than it was when I went in. Of the original 60 in my Parris Island platoon 38 of us graduated, plus a couple of recycles. I have heard that even today, the washout rate is still close to 1 in 3.
By the way, I also heard that recruit platoons are now up to 90 recruits. I hope that doesn’t excessively reduce “personalized” attention!
Not to disrespect the Marines, but I wonder what the recruiting numbers would be like if meat grinders like Iwo Jima or Okinawa were happening?
This is great news! There are good reasons why Marines are universally feared by the enemies of freedom. The Corps must maintain tight standards because Marines are expected to be exceptional warriors (and they are).