I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps
beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before
maybe all of the places are filled.
I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m.,
but am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before
breakfast is smooth your cot and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to
pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing.
Men got to shave but it is not so bad, there's warm water.
Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc.,
but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and
other regular food. But tell Walt ! and Elmer you can always sit by the two city
boys that live on coffee. Their food plus yours holds you till noon when you get
fed again.
It's no wonder these city boys can't walk much. We go on "route" marches,
which the Platoon Sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it
is not my place to tell him different. A "route march" is about as far as to
our mailbox at home. Then the city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in
trucks. The
country is nice, but awful flat.
The Sergeant is like a schoolteacher. He nags some. The Capt. is like the
school board. Majors and Colonels just ride around and frown. They don't bother
you none.
This next will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for
shooting. I don't know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk head and
don't move. And it ain't shooting at you, like the Higgett boys at home. All
you got to do is lie there all comforta! ble and hit it. You don't even load
your own cartridges. They come in boxes.
Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to wrestle
with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy.
It ain't like fighting with that ole bull at home. I'm about the best they got
in this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake. He joined up the
same time as me. But I'm only 5' 6" and 130 pounds and he's 6' 8" and weighs
near 300 pounds dry.
Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get
onto this setup and come stampeding in.
Your loving daughter,
Gail
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edited 09/22/03 11:19am by Joe Falco *
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Every time I see this one I laugh. Its so like at home.
Galen (AG0A) , Sue & Salem(who thinks she owns the rig, and newest addition Buffy)
Colorado Springs, CO God's country
US Air Force retired, Sears retired, on 3rd career
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As a former Marine who went to boot camp at Parris Island, SC I can tell you that it is not true. Parris Island would never let girl recruits mix with boy recurits but that might happen at San Diego!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Loved it,
Thanks
BTW like your're rig.
Mike & Shirley
Daisy & Roo, The MinPins (Also known as MinDev's...Minature Devils!)
2007 Four Winds Hurricane 34N, 3 Slides, V-10
2009 Ford Escape XLT V-6, Roadmaster Sterling All-Terrain Tow Bar
Have to admit when I got to Parris Island I was impressed that they gave me two pairs of boots. The third BN was the last to have quonset huts which were heated with small oil heaters. Comming from a "wood heated" house my reaction was,"Wow, oil heat!" {yes it does get cold inS.C. in Jan.)
Pretty sure all females are trained seperatly and at P.I.
When I read this, it reminds me so much of Andy Griffith, reading "No Time For Sergents".
Have you ever heard the football game by Andy Griffith? It is a hoot.
"Just as quick as one of them gets hurt real bad, they get anotheron to take his place. They run this hear pigskin thing from one end of the feild to the other and then run it back again."
Thanks for the fun story!
Fred
Money can't buy happiness but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Porsche or Country Coach!
"Let every nation know, weather it wishes well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survivial and success of freedom." JFK 1961
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