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

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PHASE ONE HIM A Phase One lasts approximately four weeks. Here, discipline will begin to be instilled in recruits by disorienting them and breaking them from old civilian habits and mindsets. Drill instructors begin reinforcing the mental and physical standards , needed to perform under stressful situations that could be experienced in combat situations. Recruits learn a complete . new way of speaking and use language and terminology they will use throughout their entire time in the Marine Corps. The purpose of Phase One is to mentally and physically challenge the recruits. At this point, civilian habits are completely detrimental to training, so they are eliminated during this period through intense physiqaitraining strict routines, discipline and intense instruction. The ,pr $5 is designed to enable recruits to learn to survive in combat I situations and to adapt and overcome any unexpected situation. One of the principal ideals learned during this petiod' is that recruits are not to think of themselves as indiViduals; they are not permitted to use first cam pronoun ii. 'i Instead, recruits refer to themselves as This Regr'uit nd all tasks are designed With teamwrji'v mind and rgcruits are expected to conform to a standard that does not tolera personal eccentricities It Is a fast transformation of civilian to Marine. 4? ' The bulk of Phase One Is education about the Marine wrps and its history and c structure grid insignia, protocol, customs and courtesie' the 11 General Ordel's as how to properly make a racky regulations r arding ' .: recite a nge or quote' In unison, without e ror, and o - x Close order drill Is an important factor' In r i the f rst phase, they learn all of the basic that hel mmands and movements, memorizing the u nchronize a recruit's movements with the rest of his or her platoon.

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REPORT TO DRILL INSTRUCTOR uStand on the footprints at attention and slap the handprint 3 times and scream, Good Morning Sir, Recruit requests permission to speak to drill instructor

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I , o facilitate muscle memory, so that any given movement can be rendered immediately an , r without hesitation. To aid In this development, drill movements are worked into other parts of or , , . se the platoon s synchronization and muscle memory; this same technique IS used with other no, II actiw Ie I :lhe first inter-platoon contest, held in the first week of the second phase, is termed initial drill , ere the platoon and juyior-most drill instructor are graded as a whole on their performance in close order drill. aw ng this phase, recruits are familiarized with their rk This weapon, never referred to as a gun stays with the Uit through the entirety of recruit tng, being locked to his or her rack at night. Piatoons will stack weapons W er under guard for activities where retaining it is impractical, such as swimming. Recruits must memorize the rial number, the four weapons ty rules, the four weapons conditions, and go through preparatory lessons , e rifles in close order drill, and will spend considerable time cleaning their in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Physieall fitness gradually to get stronger and their bodies accustomed to the strain Recruits hwg'ow' In length. Periodic fitness tests assess whiCh recruits to et the minimum are in danger of being sent to the Physical o pugi stick bouts and are introduced to the obstac cqurseI i