I became ill after my sixth week. Ended up in hospital for a week with a weeks convalescence leave. Was recycled to a group in its second week when I returned. There were no more than a dozen R/As in it. It was misery. I was one of the oldest there at 23 so I was able to discern what was training and what today would be considered abuse.
Wow...second week, huh? I guess you really showed resolve to carry thru...thank you for your service, Marine!