Can someone change so much from Marine boot camp ?

January 6th, 2008 | by MakingMarines |
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I’m still Broken asked:


Can someone change so much from being at Marine Boot camp, they forget or lose their feelings for the one they loved ?
Or would being away so far, for so long make their feelings stronger ?

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  1. 6 Responses to “Can someone change so much from Marine boot camp ?”

  2. By Chris on Jan 7, 2008 | Reply

    Yes.

    Boot camp is designed to tear someone completely down and build them up to their standards.

    Good luck

  3. By LAVADOG_1/3 on Jan 8, 2008 | Reply

    No..Its only 90 days that you are gone..They dont take your feelings from you..You are still the same person you were when you went into boot camp..

    The greatest change you will see will be those first few weeks but after that as he gets used to it you will see the same person except he will be filled with pride and honor..

    Boot camp does not make you forget who you are or loved and it does not remove the feelings you had when you entered it..That is a personal choice and not something the USMC does to you..’

    What happens many times is that after boot camp they realize they dont want to be tied down with a girl..So they break it off and then the female will say “wow boot camp made him not like me”..NOT TRUE..boot camp only gave him the courage to dump you but he probably always wanted to get rid of you.

    Every individual will react different to being separated from you and its to hard to say what time away will do to him. I cant say how he handles these things because im not him..

  4. By andrew w on Jan 10, 2008 | Reply

    I hear it a life changing experience to go from a civilian to being institutionalized… So on that note I guess so. How old is the individual. Do you think he has the ability to separate what he been taught in training from his loved ones at home. I know its harder for most younger people cause they think they are not only bad asses but they tend to try to act like one…

  5. By tallerfella on Jan 11, 2008 | Reply

    Possible to change. They pretty much whack the civilian out of you…..

  6. By allies_vs_axis on Jan 12, 2008 | Reply

    It really depends on the person. I’ll start off by suggesting that you really shouldn’t worry too much about these things. Worries lead to assumptions, which lead to the real relationship problems.

    I won’t lie to you and say that there won’t be changes. Remember that your Marine has gone through about a dozen weeks of physical, mental, and emotional challenges meant to destroy any inflated egos, then craft individuals into infallible components of an elite warrior force. Some people may have their ego tied so much into their personality that they may come out a different person in the end, but for the most part, people come out a BETTER person, especially if they were a team player to begin with. After the first phase, the Drill Instructors build up the recruits with the skills and virtues they need to survive in combat. John Smith will still be John Smith though when he comes out of Basic. Just expect PFC John Smith to be a bit less emotional (NOT less passionate, necessarily), and possibly a bit more aggressive/ambitious.

    I’ll finish by suggesting that if you think that they will change, be ready to accept these changes. If you can cope with the changes, and help them feel at home again, I think things should turn out alright.

  7. By Heather D on Jan 14, 2008 | Reply

    Yes, the whole point of BCT is to break you down and turn you into the machine the military wants you to be. Doe it totally chang them no. It of course varies by person, but for my husband being there away from us made him even more emotional, and his feels stronger. He realized what he had ya know?

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