Wesley Christensen 12/9 - 12/11 THE CRUCIBLE And it begins............... Day 1 12/9 Reveille (2 am) Night movement (3 am) Recruits conduct a 6-mile hike to the Crucible site. Events 1-3 (5: 30 am - 6:30 pm) Event 1 – Battle of Hue City A one-hour event in which the teams resupply water, ammunition and MREs through a course which consists of trenches, wire fences and walls. After the resupply course, teams negotiate the warrior stations below: Pfc Jenkins Pinnacle Teams cross two horizontal cable-supported logs. Pfc Garcias Engagement Individuals demonstrate their knowledge of hand-to-hand combat skills, and then participate in a warrior case study of Pfc. Garcia. Lehews Challenge Teams of two climb over an eight-foot high horizontal log. Corbins Convoy Teams react to a simulated IED while on patrol. Event 2 – Battle of Belleau Wood: Pugil Sticks/Body Sparring Leadership Reaction Course A three-hour event in which the teams perform six reaction course problems which test their ability to work as a team to solve problems. Some of the problems include: Using three wooden boards to cross a number of stumps without touching the ground. Negotiating a water hole using the same wooden board concept to get from point A to point B. Transporting a large container over a wall using the limited resources available. Once completing the events, the teams of two face off in a pugil stick bout. Event 3 – Core Event and Warrior Stations A one-hour event which can hold a maximum of six teams working concurrently. Noonans Casualty Evacuation The team will recover a downed pilot and another recruit “shot” by a sniper and transport them over a mile of wooded terrain. Enhanced Obstacle Course The recruits carry a dummy casualty on a stretcher and ammunition cans from one end of a standard Marine Corps obstacle course to the other, going over all obstacles. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) Strikes Station - Recruits are required to demonstrate and conduct five-minute MCMAP strikes. Core Values Station Recruits sit inside a hut and receive information on a particular core value from their drill instructor. Night Event (8 pm - 11 pm) - Five-mile night hike with a time limit of three hours. Sleep (midnight - 4 am) _______________________________________________________________________ Day 2 12/10 Reveille (4 am) Events 4-6 (5:30 am - 6:30 pm) Event 4 – Battle of Fallujah A one-hour event in which teams resupply water, ammunition and MREs through the Combat Assault Course. Following the completion of the Battle of Fallujah, recruits negotiate a bayonet assault course and the warrior stations below: Perezs Passage Teams cross a “contaminated area” by swinging on ropes from “safe spot” to “safe spot.” Krafts Struggle Teams climb a 10-foot wall and climb down the opposite side by a knotted rope. John Quick Trail (Navigation Station) Basic map reading and grid coordinate plotting will be reviewed and evaluated. Core Values Station Recruits sit inside a hut and receive information on a particular core value from their drill instructor. Event 5 – Battle of Mariana Islands Combat Endurance Course Teams have two hours to complete five events of a modified Confidence Course. The Sky Scraper The team retrieves a “wounded” dummy from the top of an 18-foot tower. Stairway to Heaven Team members move two ammunition cans over the top of a 36-foot ladder obstacle. Two-Line Bridge Team members cross two 52-foot long ropes with their hands and feet suspended two feet and 10 feet off the ground as they carry ammunition cans and water re-supply cans. The Weaver Team members climb over and under 24 logs, 42 feet in length ascending to 14 feet as they carry ammunition and water re-supply cans. Combat Endurance Course Teams conduct a simulated patrol, negotiate the obstacles and report the number and types of obstacles to intelligence sources. Event 6 – Battle of Khe Sanh (Unknown Distance Firing) Teams of four fire two magazines of five rounds each from simulated building structures at unknown distance targets in a time limit of 70 seconds. The number of targets hit and number of unused ammunition is then recorded. Following Days Defense, team members participate in a 250-meter casualty evacuation where members remove simulated casualties from a simulated danger area consisting of artillery simulators. Night Event (8 pm - 11 pm)- Night Infiltration Course Teams re-supply water, ammunition and MREs at night in a simulated combat environment. The teams take their ammunition cans, water cans and simulated MREs through the Combat Assault Course with the added obstacle of darkness. Sleep (midnight -4 am) ****************** And it will be then.... That time called Sleep, when your people will ultimately realize.....they have Reached the End..... One Last Hump..... Marines.... Tonight You realize the END is in sight. Thru the Blood and the Fire and the Strain; And that God and YOU has brought you here this night And Shall reduce, but not eliminate the pain. And SO, Marines, YOU ARE BORN this Day, And Tonight You May Rest; And Tomorrow You will Be ALLOWED to say, I Am a Marine, and the Very Best! For it is on the Dawn of the Third Day, As Recruits GO ON THRU the final Test; That Marines Walk Out of the woods and SAY: Thank You GOD, for now allowing me to REST. I am a Marine Now, in word, in action, and deed. Transformed by the trials set before me, I Fly! With the Faith of my Loved ones, I now succeed. And am a United States Marine until the Day I Die! Respectfully submitted, ~WolfDragon _________________________________________________________________ Day 3 12/11 Reveille (3 am) Nine-mile hike (4 am - 7 am) Recruits conduct a nine-mile hike from the Crucible site back to the battalion. Eagle Globe and Anchor Ceremony (7:30-8:00) New Marines will receive an Eagle Globe and Anchor from their Drill Instructor marking their transition from a recruit to a Marine. Warriors Breakfast The new Marines are treated to a breakfast fit for only true warriors. It consists of all-you-can-eat steak, eggs and potatoes...and chocolate cake!
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