Alright anyone have any tips before going to boot camp?? and what to expect there.

Ya got two ears and one mouth. So, listen twice as much as you talk. There's really no way to prepare for boot camp, except to be in good physical condition. As far as what to expect....there's really no way to tell you...it's a "gotta be there" thing. Just go in "clean" when you do ship out. No weapons, drugs, or anything else stupid-- and nothing you won't mind losing. Not that you will, but the first few days can be disconcerting and you won't be able to wear any "jewelry" (rings, bracelets...I think I was able to keep my watch on), but in all the confusion, you can lose some stuff. Good Luck.

once you step on them yeller footprints, yer mind, body, soul, and yer ass belongs to the drill instructor.

Gunny P gave you some real good advice about yer 2 ears. Anytime the drill instructor speaks, he wants to see little points on top of yer ears so he knows yer listening to him!

any workout tips before i go? i dont want to go and get recycled and stuff so im getting nervous.

Boot camp will condition you both mentally and physically. They will give you all the tips you will need on becoming a Marine.

Pullups, situps, crunches, running individually and formation runs. Focus on your breathing, if you smoke, stop smoking now. If you drink beer, stop drinking beer now. You go into Boot with fear about recycling, and sure enough thats whats gonna happen, instead focus and develop the attitude of 'I can do this' and proceed to do just that.

Don't put too much stock in your fellow recruits comments or stories, they know as much about boot camp as you do. Marine Boot camp is hard to discribe to one who has never gone through Marine boot, but once you've done it, and earned the title of Marine, you life will have changed forever. Once a Marine, Always a Marine isn't just a saying, its a fact.

Good luck and pay attention to what the Drill Instructors are teaching you, it may save your life at some point.

your badass man, thanks.

naw, I only did 20 years active, you want to see badass? Badass-are those serving multiple tours in Iraq an Afganistan right now.

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Here's Wes Clark's advice to someone going to boot camp, and actually not bad advice at all. Advice was to a reservists (I was one also in boot camp) and it does apply.

http://wesclark.com/am/recruit_survival_tactics.html