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How did you feel about going through Basic?

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US Marine Corps Drill Instructor Staff Sgt Michael Stricklin with Mike  Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, corrects a recruit after 
completing the rappel tower on Parris Island, SC, May, 2018.
Retry Correct Incorrect In the movies, it’s hard not to get the impression of Basic Training as a waking nightmare where drill instructors are just constantly yelling and crafting sadistic punishments. But even though that’s pretty exaggerated, it’s still an intentionally gruelling process in real life. How would you look back on it?
Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren/Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images
Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren/Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

How did you feel about going through Basic?

  • Believe it or not, it was even tougher in my day
  • I am not going to miss waking up at 5:00 am to get worn out and yelled at all at once
  • The longer I spend the military, the more sense those days make to me now
  • I went through Officer Candidate School, but that wasn’t any easier
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