Making Marines – Get Ready For Marine Boot Camp

By a_wood80 on Aug 29, 2008 | Reply

You can take glasses if you wear them. That’s it.

By k on Sep 2, 2008 | Reply

social secruity card, drivers liscence, Birth certificate, $20

By JT 20-20 on Sep 2, 2008 | Reply

hhhhhmmmmmm personal meds. very few things. i took 2 pictures and thats really it.. everything else is given

By capt_terry on Sep 3, 2008 | Reply

at least as possible that means the clothes on your back after your in a stationed you will have time for some things to be sent to you a pic would be about all you could hold on too

By youno_tony on Sep 4, 2008 | Reply

Nothing the only thing you can bring is a list of addresses so you can write to them… also like religious things like maybe a necklace with a cross on it or something

By LAVADOG_1/3 on Sep 6, 2008 | Reply

Are you speaking of boot camp?

If you are then you take an id, the clothes on your body and that will be it..

By Jennifer on Sep 7, 2008 | Reply

Why the hell would you want to join the Marines?

By Nekkid Dog © on Sep 8, 2008 | Reply

I imagine you’d be allowed some of the same things as the Army..

for basic training.. there’s not much you’re allowed

stationary, writing utensils and stamps
address book
pics of family
bible
of course your wallet with ID, birth cert. ss card.. bank/credit cards, check book, cash, phone card
personal hygene items.. soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, razor (not electric), shaving cream, comb/brush
jewlery is limited to a wedding band

If you have prescription eye wear or medications take those with you.. however as you go thru processing, you will have to get prescription medications from the medics there.. and you will be issued prescription glasses.

Thats about all I can think of.. most everything else will be issued to you.. or you will be given the oppourtunity to buy specific items at the PX.. anything else you bring with you will be stored away during basic training anyways. I reccommend to pack as light as you can.. otherwise its just more stuff to drag around from processing until you get settled into your basic training barracks.

Things not to even bother bringing
cellphones
any other types of electronics
books/magazines of any kind (other than the bible)
weapons or pocket knives (will be confiscated)
tobacco or alchohol products (will be confiscated)
lighter (will be confiscted)
medications not prescribed to you.. including OTC medications.. if you have a need for motrin or tylenol, it will be prescribed to you by a medic (will be confiscated)
food or drinks (will be confiscated)
cards or board games

dont bring more than a day or two’s worth of civilian clothing.. they will just be stored away anyways.

By Mike W on Sep 10, 2008 | Reply

Nothing, aside from the clothes you’re wearing, the contents of your wallet, and a bible, if you’re so inclined.

By Ryan P on Sep 12, 2008 | Reply

Absolutely nothing. We were stripped clean except for the clothes we were wearing.

By Amy S on Sep 12, 2008 | Reply

For boot camp, they want you to take nothing with you except the clothing on your back, and $20 in your wallet, next to your social security card and ID. That’s it. They provide literally everything else you will need.

Once you’re through with boot camp and SOI/MCT, you’ll be sent either to a technical school or to your first duty station. Once that happens, you can have whatever you want.

By Bethany on Sep 12, 2008 | Reply

When you ship out for boot camp you’re allowed to take – your social security card, driver’s license (or other form of valid photo ID), $20, your recruiter’s business card, and an address book. Once you’re done your 13 weeks of boot camp then you’re allowed to start having personal possessions again