Coronavirus Outbreak at Marine Corps Boot Camp A coronavirus outbreak has infected dozens of Marine recruits and staff members at the service’s East Coast recruit training center, prompting the suspension of additional arrivals for the foreseeable future, defense officials said Monday. The cases at Parris Island, S.C., emerged following a “wave in testing” over the… Continue reading Coronavirus Outbreak at Marine Corps Boot Camp Infects Dozens of Recruits, Staff Members
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Dozens of Marine Recruits at Boot Camp in San Diego Have COVID-19
Dozens of Marine Recruits at Boot Camp in San Diego Have COVID-19 The Marine Corps has halted training for a company of recruits who arrived at boot camp on the West Coast last month after about four dozen of them tested positive for the illness caused by the coronavirus. Members of Bravo Company, 1st Training… Continue reading Dozens of Marine Recruits at Boot Camp in San Diego Have COVID-19
Yellow Foot Prints
Yellow Footprints It was 32 years ago today, I stepped on those famous yellow footprints and started my journey to become a United States Marine at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California. It was a very dark night, the wind was still and the bus stopped in front of the processing building, then all… Continue reading Yellow Foot Prints
Philmont – Final Days
Philmont – Final Days Day 11We are on our last day and today we only have to hike 7 miles mostly downhill to get to Cito Turnaround. The problem with today is that everything is wet, our tents are soaked, our sleeping bags are wet, and some of our gear is wet. We packed up… Continue reading Philmont – Final Days
Philmont – Day 10
Philmont – Day 10 The crew woke up, packed up, cleaned up, and ate breakfast in near-record time as they were ready to move to the next camp. We left for Harlan and it was a little bit of a butt-kicker as we had 7 plus miles and we went up and down a 1000… Continue reading Philmont – Day 10
Philmont – Day 9
Philmont – Day 9 Day 9 By this time, I personally was dragging my butt by this time for some reason. I wanted this trek to be over, but I was looking forward to rappelling which was today’s activity. We got up early in the morning so we could ensure as much time climbing and… Continue reading Philmont – Day 9
Philmont – Days 7 & 8
Philmont – Days 7-8 Day 7 was going to be an easy day for us, it was a short 4.5-mile hike and a negative elevation of 700′. We started off in the late morning and we made it to the Head of Dean in under two hours. Head of Dean is a crossroad for much… Continue reading Philmont – Days 7 & 8
Philmont – Day 6
Philmont – Day 6 Today was the big day, the day that the boys all had been working towards, today we climbed Baldy. Baldy is a 12,444′ peak, and we will have 9 miles today with a 3,200′ elevation increase. It was promising to be a butt-kicker for sure. We got up early and got… Continue reading Philmont – Day 6
Philmont – Day 5
Philmont – Day 5 In the morning the crews will meet after breakfast to do spar-pole climbing and then they will leave for their hike to Ute Meadows by way of Miranda, but first, the boys had to tack up their burro again and take it to Miranda. Miranda is a staff camp, but we… Continue reading Philmont – Day 5
Philmont – Day 4
Philmont – Day 4 In the morning, we packed up, went to a chuckwagon-style breakfast, and then picked up our burro. On the next leg of our trek, we got to use a burro to help carry some of the load to our next camp. There is a fifty-pound weight limit for how much the… Continue reading Philmont – Day 4
