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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ROUND the barracks, when recruits are not spe- cifically on duty, they can be found washing clothes, ironing, cleaning rifles and gear, shining shoes, and writing letters home. Time for these and many other activities that are designed for the living comfort' of the recruit is pro- vided for in the daily training schedule each evening from 6 PM until taps. . From 5:30 A.M. until taps at 9:30 PM the recruit stays busy. During the daylight hours he is occupied with the job of Becoming A Marine. Come dark, he can catch up on other things like doing his wash or writing home. For some, this time may mean extra instruction on something they did not fully understand cluring the dayg but whether he takes 21 shower, reads the hometown newspaper or gets extra instruction, free time will be spent doing what will best benefit the recruit. After a busy day, all of them are ready to Hit the sack, and recruits are glad to hear taps mark the end of another big day and the beginning of a full eight-hours of sleep. PRESS WASH