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Summary: Good information, but out of date
Review: This book gives a good mindset for the Marine Corps and stands as a piece of history in the way training is done. I was at MCRD Parris Island several years before this boot was written and see a lot of the training that is the same but also some differences.This is a party-line book, in that it gives a cleaned-up version of boot camp; I guess the author felt the American public just wouldn't stand for what really happens, not that too much bad stuff happens at boot camp but you really have to be there, and putting it in print like DI's yelling obscenities makes for bad public relations. Things weren't as bizarre as Full Metal Jacket but not so clean as this book would make you think, either. Still this book lets you know how tough it is to make it through and all the small details involved. Daniel Da Cruz also brings in policy and history in between stories about the platoon he's following. This is interesting but some of it is out of date now, too. The Crucible wasn't part of training back then so yours truly didn't do that and neither did these guys, and that is a major change, and training still gets changed to adapt to a changing world. But the core of the Corps is still the same, and you can get some of that spirit from this book.
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Summary: A MUST READ FOR WANNABES
Review: This book is beyond fantastic... I'm 14 and have been pressured to not be interested in the Corps but I stand my ground. As I said a MUST READ for future Marines. SEMPER FI!
Rating:
Summary: "Outstanding"
Review: This book is extreamly good if you have any intrest in the United States Marine Corps. It gives a great amount of information on what boot camp is all about, I highly recomend it!
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Summary: "Detailed and descriptive"
Review: This book will take you through Marine boot camp and leave nothing out! It was very informative and was exactly what I was looking for on some of the details and facts of training in the U.S. Marine Corps. It was nice of the author to mention a bit on the training of foreign elite armed forces, but I felt that U.S. Navy Seals and U.S. Army Special Forces and Rangers might be a better representative of the U.S. elite to compare with the foreign elite services. The Marines also have elite groups among themselves in the form of Force Recon and Scout/Snipers, so comparing Marines by itself to foreign elite services may be a bit tough. With the cultural and legal differences between the U.S. and other countries, I doubt that the training rigors will change much for the U.S. armed forces in the future.
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Summary: If you want to be a Marine, this is the book for you!
Review: This fast-paced book starts off with yellow foot-prints painted on the ground, and doesn't slow down until the Eagle, Globe and Anchor are awarded at graduation. From Forming, to Warrior Week, this book truly has it all! If you see Parris Island in your future, this book is an essential!
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Summary: Fantasy Island
Review: Unless you believe that the typical Marine Corps recruit, straight out of high school, uses words like "exemplifies," "engender," "transgressor," and "invariably" -- all of which appear on just one page (page 42) of this book, you will soon question whether Daniel da Cruz even exists. It is worth noting that the author acknowledges the contributions of approximately 130 Marines (ranging from a Major General to Corporals, but no Privates, PFCs or Lance Corporals) to his (or their) effort. In style and content, the book is little more than a recruiting pamphlet. It contains some useful factual information, but readers seeking a realistic description and assessment of modern Marine training should look elsewhere -- "Making the Corps" by Thomas E. Ricks provides a far better description and analysis. "Boot" is the right title for this book, but not for the reason the author(s) intended
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Summary: Excellent!!!!
Review: Well written. Great account. I also recomend "Making the Corps" by Thomas E. Ricks.
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