I purchased a book - Making the Corps. It is a very detailed description of the boot camp process on Parris Island back in 1997. The first thing I noticed is in 1997 boot camp was only 12 weeks and it now 13. The first week referred to as receiving is separated from the Form stage which he started on Friday when he was moved to Camp Pendleton and met his drill instructors. David and I listened to the book most of the way to and from St. Johns and to be honest, I don't know how anyone survives boot camp! I know understand the phrase, The Few, The Proud, The Marines even more!
Betsie and I spent the day with Bobby's Mom doing some shopping and preparing for their neighborhood low country boil. Ann and Scott (Bobby's parents) brought all the fix in's which consisted of oysters, crawfish, crab legs and shrimp. I learned you suck the head of the crawfish because that's where all the good juice is. I decided to pass on that little adventure, but I did eat the remainder of it as directed! In addition to the sea food, there were also potatoes and corn.
It was a fun experience enjoyed by friends, family and neighbors the only thing missing was Trent...
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