Are there any birthday celebrations at Marine boot camp?
October 13th, 2008 | by MakingMarines |
Roxye asked:
A friend of mine is going to Marine boot camp this fall and his birthday falls during that time. For some reason, he’s anxious about what they might do to him to celebrate. I told him that they wouldn’t think of doing anything because it’s not important. He says, since ROTC did something, the Marines will probably do something too. So all the people that made it from Marine boot camp, are birthdays really that important that the Command would say or do something?
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A friend of mine is going to Marine boot camp this fall and his birthday falls during that time. For some reason, he’s anxious about what they might do to him to celebrate. I told him that they wouldn’t think of doing anything because it’s not important. He says, since ROTC did something, the Marines will probably do something too. So all the people that made it from Marine boot camp, are birthdays really that important that the Command would say or do something?
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16 Responses to “Are there any birthday celebrations at Marine boot camp?”
By pathfinder on Oct 16, 2008 | Reply
Ha ha ha ha, that’s a good one.
By bic on Oct 17, 2008 | Reply
umm no but war is.
By cloutingjohn on Oct 18, 2008 | Reply
YEEEEAAAAAAHHHH its like the first day of school or your stag night. rip your boyf
By J on Oct 21, 2008 | Reply
No hun no one cares about an individuals b-day unless he is like a four star general
By taco on Oct 24, 2008 | Reply
Usually they are too busy to pay attention . But if you want him to have a celebration. Send him a card, with happy birthday written real big on the envelope. HIs whole company will celebrate while doing push ups for him. Your choice, if you want to make his birthday hell, then just remind his instructors that it is his birthday!!!!!!!!!
By chanteur68 on Oct 26, 2008 | Reply
Hi, When I was in USMC Boot Camp in San Diego, I do not recall anyone having their birthday mentioned or celebrated. It is possible that the drill instructors could be aware of this but it is very unlikely. They do like to pick on people for more obvious things though. I don’t think that Marines really care about birthdays.
By Anna on Oct 29, 2008 | Reply
Bootcamp…. Birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, unless it was the USMC’s birthday, nothing was acknowledged.
Different outside of bootcamp.
By RICHARD S on Oct 31, 2008 | Reply
Tell him to keep quiet ! If the Instructors or his fellow recruits find out it will not be nice – believe me – rule number 1 DO NOT STAND OUT TOO MUCH
By Jedday on Nov 2, 2008 | Reply
don’t tell anyone it is his birthday there… it will not be fun for him if you do
By Col.Duquesne on Nov 3, 2008 | Reply
It’s pretty unlikely that the Instructors will know it’s his birthday, and if they do, they most likely won’t care. You go to boot camp to become a Marine, not to party. At Parris Island, a couple guys had their birthdays, which we celebrated “in-house style” by sending them out on dares which, credit to them, they did!
That’s the kind of thing which the other recruits will most likely do if they catch wind of a birthday, we always like to make fools out of other Marines!
Col. Jessica Duquesne
3rd MAW
By scottie on Nov 3, 2008 | Reply
no birthday party for this person it will be a time to become a real man there will be no more cakes and ballons sorry
By vangion on Nov 4, 2008 | Reply
I’m gonna say not
My baby was born when I was in Army basic
I was allowed to make a 5 minute phone call, after I finished KP
By oma_30701 on Nov 5, 2008 | Reply
Yes they celebrate the Marine Corp Birthday it’s the only one that counts in bootcamp…..
By Tyneya R on Nov 6, 2008 | Reply
sure he’ll get a party if he’s the son of the drill instructor lol.
By axsooted on Nov 7, 2008 | Reply
yup, you get a birthday smoking on the quarterdeck till you do a birthday regurgitation.
By Marine5 on Nov 8, 2008 | Reply
If you send him anything for his B’day…
Letters Only !!!!
It will bring down a Sh*t storm down on him !!!!
Plus he will probably kick your butt when
he comes home…
You send him any type of Food…
He will be made to eat all of it in 5 min’s
While the rest of the Squad Bay are doing
Bends & Muthers…does not make for a
good start in the CORPS…
This is Marine Corps BOOT CAMP…
Not a Boy Scout Camp…
I was a Plt Sgt…you know the least of my
worries was to know a Marines B’Day…
The only B’day that we ever celebrated was the
US MARINE CORPS !!!!