US Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Yearbook (Parris Island, SC)

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HOW! The wonderful word that every recruit knows and loves to hear. Chow means good, hot food and plenty of it. The food is prepared by specialists who are trained to get the maximum of good food from their budget, The raw materials are best obtainable anywhere, no second-grade food is used, and it is prepared in a way to make it appetiz- ing as Well as nutritious. No recruit leaves the table hun- gry: if he wants a second helping he can get it. The menu is planned so as to change daily and prevent any monotony in the recruit's diet. With the terrific amount of energy used up in the daily exercise that the recruits get, food, tops in energy and vitamin content, must be served. Bal- anced food diets, efficiency in prepar- ing and serving, insure that the re- cruits get the. best chow found anywhere. ' 24

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ARINES have long been known for their excellent marksmanship. Therefore in- struction in the use of the rifle is exacting and thorough. Re- cruits are taught the general characteristics, disassembly, as- sembly, functioning, care and cleaning. Instruction is given using both cut-away models and the recruit's own rifle, as lec- tures and individual participa- tion. Care and cleaning of the weapon is stressed heavily, since experience has shown that the majority of rifles that become unserviceable do so due to lack of care and not from firing. Each man is responsible for the care and cleaning of his own rifle. Functions of the rifle are also stressed in order that it may be kept in proper working order. A man must automatically know what to do when his weapon fails to fire, since a fail- ure to function in combat could be fatal. Nm 0 oc f ai' o

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