Thank You Boot Camp!

So, I know that usually my posts contain rantings about things that I have various opinions on but now that I’m in the military I have to be more careful about voicing my opinions in public!  SOOOO, this time I have decided to reflect a little on my experience at boot camp with a little poem…enjoy!

Thank You Boot Camp

From the minute we stood on the yellow footprints

Everything changed not to be the same since

There we all watched our identities fade

And the chaos begin as the ground rules were laid

There was no more I, no me, us, or we

Only this recruit, that recruit, for the USMC

It wasn’t all bad and we learned pretty fast

That each day was planned and the pain wouldn’t last

From MCMAP to the range, the weeks flew by quicker

We all got stronger and our accents got thicker

We ran and we pushed from the field to the sand

Time spent at the beach was better on land!

The holidays came, and then went without warning

But gave us some extra free time in the morning

We laughed and we cried but never lost sight

Of the training day countdown, of that we knew right

So now that it’s over and the title’s been earned

We pause to give thanks for the things we have learned

We learned to scream louder, push harder, eat faster

And whatever was needed to please the drill master

In the wind and the rain, from the cold to the heat

With rifles in tow, we marched every street

We suffered together to strengthen our bond

We were sisters-in-arms when grad day dawned

So thank you boot camp for taking this girl

Who decided to try something out of this world

And for the DI’s who weren’t terribly mean

But made me into a US Marine!

Semper Fi!!