Marine Corps Recruit Depot 1980s

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The total boot camp experience, from getting the infamous haircut to graduation.

Here's an excellent video for anyone who went through MCRD San Diego in the 1980s. A comprehensive look at training. Shot at the West Coast recruit depot, the video includes water survival training, gas chamber, qualification with M-16 rifle, drills on the grinder, obstacle course, scenes in the barracks, mess, interviews with DIs and recruits and much, much more.

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Film & Animation

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• Marine
• Corps
• Recruit
• Depot
• 1980s
• MCRD
• USMC
• Boot
• Camp
• Rifle
• Range
• Drill
• Instructor

[altoids79762]

@teufelhunden5811 my dad enlisted in 1984 or 85 and he fought in desert storm so some marines saw some combat,but the only combat my dad had saw was when a mine hit his boat USS Tripoli.

[1985NHHS]

My brother (US Navy ) was on this ship when it hit the mine. The only reason that the ship did NOT sink was because the sailors were highly skilled in damage control. Otherwise, many would have drown. Training and drills gets very boring. It did pay off this time.

[tcbgem7]

I was 3078 I co. 3rd Bat. 15 july 86' to 03 Oct. 86' My mos was 3531 Motor-T Operator still remeber like yesterday.

[DanOblacksmith]

Btn C.O. LtCol Christy at 2:10 was my Btn C.O.

Plt 3039 H Co 3rd Btn 24 Feb - 20 May '86

SDI SSgt Nucholls ("knuckles")

DI SSgt Barnes

DI Sgt Huggins

DI Sgt Malu

At Btn commander's inspection LtCol Christy had me do insp arms and when he grabbed my rifle he held out his hand palm up. SDI SSgt Nucholls looked horrified to see all the little fiberglass slivers stuck in C.O.'s hand from my handguards broken at ICT and not replaced yet. Nucholls took me alone to the pit for at least an hour to dig

[Vidiosmokes]

my dad whent in for training for engineering in 77 he never saw combat but retired as a sgt in 98

[frightcrazyjim]

@thehawk379 Cool! H company, 3rd BN, from September 82-Dec 82.  Sgt Chambers, Vietnam Veteran, was my only DI that stayed with us. In fact, all of my DIs were Vietnam Veterans simply waiting to retire. My uniforms were all Vietnam left overs. The Woodland fatigues were new. We still wore white boxers and white T shirts with old chrome domes. Would I do it again? ABSOLUTELY!

[altaqqadum96]

@dustylefou Your right it really starts to sound lame and misguided. May be they were trying to prove a point by saying wow it was soo tough they were back in the 80s in the marine corps , you know with the surplus budget, new weaponry, A renewed american patriotism, no constant proxy wars to fight, you know they must of had it hard really hard in the 1980s.

[lonestar54r]

as soon as those m16's hit the mud, they weren't worth shit.

[bigblueowx]

@AlexB4455 lol....ur funny. what u just said...doesn't mean a hill of rotten bean.....yeah...ur all that waaaay over there...like i said...coward hiding behind the safety of the internet. so sad....this back'n forth sqwable ends here...ur a waste of lifes precious time & sperm.

[thehawk379]

PI 3rd BN ICO Jan 82. would do it all over again PG County Police (ret) Maryland. H/S Co 1/6 "Cpl Hawk"

[projectmayhem79]

@turkeysandvich fail for marines its BOOT CAMP

[turkeysandvich]

8 people didn't pass basic training.