Marine Corps Drill Instructor Creed:
These are my recruits. I will train them to the best of my ability. I will develop them into smartly disciplined, physically fit, basically trained Marines, thoroughly indoctrinated in love of Corps and country. I will demand of them, and demonstrate by my own example, the highest standards of personal conduct, morality, and professional skill.
Know Your Drill Instructors:
Do not take this section the wrong way. You will not know your Drill Instructor like a friend, family member, or acquaintance while you are at bootcamp. You can however know what your Drill Instructor is there for, why he’s there, and how he is thinking.
Marine Corps Drill Instructors have arguably the hardest, most important job in the Marine Corps. They are charged with taking raw civilians and transforming them into Marines in 13 weeks. The primary duty of the Drill Instructor is to produce a basic Marine who has embraced the Core Values and has been transformed by the Corps’ shared legacy. Marine Drill Instructors instill discipline into their recruits which ensures respect for authority and instant, willing obedience to orders. Additionally, the Marine Drill Instructor develops a recruit's proficiency in basic military subjects, rifle marksmanship, basic warrior training, and physical fitness. Drill Instructors develop individual self-confidence, initiative, determination, moral integrity, a strong sense of duty, responsibility, and a love of Corps and Country in each recruit by instilling the Core Values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment.
Drill Instructors volunteer for Drill Instructor duty. It is a three year tour that is one of the most intense and demanding duties for a Marine. Marine Corp Drill Instructors spend large amounts of time away from their families. Before standing in front of a platoon of recruits, they must first attend and graduate Drill Instructor School, a 13-week school that mirrors what recruits endure in bootcamp. During Drill Instructor School, Marines are treated like recruits. The physical training, hikes, knowledge tests, and inspections are much more difficult than what recruits execute it bootcamp. This ensures that a Drill Instructor has a clear memory of what it’s like to be a recruit and that they never ask a recruit to do something they have not, or can not do themselves.
There is a method to the madness. Some things you do at bootcamp will seem like you are simply doing them for the Drill Instructors enjoyment of watching you be uncomfortable. This is not the case. Every single act, phrase, and movement you do at bootcamp translates into an action, skill, or ability that is required of Marines. Your Drill Instructors know this and they will watch over you like hawks to ensure you are executing each correctly.
Marine Corps Drill Instructors will never order you to do something they have not and can not do themselves. They have, and will, yell louder, run faster, hike more weight, operate on less sleep, and endure more pain, misery, and discomfort than you. They do not have sympathy for a recruit who refuses to complete training. If you want to excel, show them that you are willing to push yourself to whatever limit it takes in order to achieve any task they give you. They know it is possible, after all, they just did it not too long ago themselves.
These are my recruits. I will train them to the best of my ability. I will develop them into smartly disciplined, physically fit, basically trained Marines, thoroughly indoctrinated in love of Corps and country. I will demand of them, and demonstrate by my own example, the highest standards of personal conduct, morality, and professional skill.
Know Your Drill Instructors:
Do not take this section the wrong way. You will not know your Drill Instructor like a friend, family member, or acquaintance while you are at bootcamp. You can however know what your Drill Instructor is there for, why he’s there, and how he is thinking.
Marine Corps Drill Instructors have arguably the hardest, most important job in the Marine Corps. They are charged with taking raw civilians and transforming them into Marines in 13 weeks. The primary duty of the Drill Instructor is to produce a basic Marine who has embraced the Core Values and has been transformed by the Corps’ shared legacy. Marine Drill Instructors instill discipline into their recruits which ensures respect for authority and instant, willing obedience to orders. Additionally, the Marine Drill Instructor develops a recruit's proficiency in basic military subjects, rifle marksmanship, basic warrior training, and physical fitness. Drill Instructors develop individual self-confidence, initiative, determination, moral integrity, a strong sense of duty, responsibility, and a love of Corps and Country in each recruit by instilling the Core Values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment.
Drill Instructors volunteer for Drill Instructor duty. It is a three year tour that is one of the most intense and demanding duties for a Marine. Marine Corp Drill Instructors spend large amounts of time away from their families. Before standing in front of a platoon of recruits, they must first attend and graduate Drill Instructor School, a 13-week school that mirrors what recruits endure in bootcamp. During Drill Instructor School, Marines are treated like recruits. The physical training, hikes, knowledge tests, and inspections are much more difficult than what recruits execute it bootcamp. This ensures that a Drill Instructor has a clear memory of what it’s like to be a recruit and that they never ask a recruit to do something they have not, or can not do themselves.
There is a method to the madness. Some things you do at bootcamp will seem like you are simply doing them for the Drill Instructors enjoyment of watching you be uncomfortable. This is not the case. Every single act, phrase, and movement you do at bootcamp translates into an action, skill, or ability that is required of Marines. Your Drill Instructors know this and they will watch over you like hawks to ensure you are executing each correctly.
Marine Corps Drill Instructors will never order you to do something they have not and can not do themselves. They have, and will, yell louder, run faster, hike more weight, operate on less sleep, and endure more pain, misery, and discomfort than you. They do not have sympathy for a recruit who refuses to complete training. If you want to excel, show them that you are willing to push yourself to whatever limit it takes in order to achieve any task they give you. They know it is possible, after all, they just did it not too long ago themselves.
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