The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.

That's all I cared about too, was getting it right.

Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime Marine Corp. We were training those privates to go to Vietnam.

There have been a lot of changes in recruit training in the past twenty years.

Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.

I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.

Finally, mutually, and completely, they released all doubts, abandoned all fears, unwilling and unable to deny this overpowering love.