PI vs SD

[USMC Chuter]

Marines, where did you go? Parris Island or San Diego?

[0311Marine]

San Diego, and all the argueing about which is bettar should be left to the boots. Who cares we are all Marines

[Grimmy]

Diego. I still remember having to learn how to be near psychic to catch the close order drill instructions as jumbo jets flew just out of reach over head lol.

I went to San Diego, and also remember those planes very well, they always made me think of my family.

[USMC Chuter]

I agree with all of the above.. I hope this thread doesn't go the way of bootcamper bullshit.. Just an informal poll.. So far Hollywood Marines are prevalent..

[0311Marine]

I remember one of our Instructors told us that whenever a plane went by, no matter what we were doing, we were to think of Grandma on that plane, and to shout at the top of our lungs like a salvo of AA fire, that would kill grandma with all of our motivation, but she would die happy knowing the Marines were on gaurd, he didnt bother to tell us not to do it when we left his course, so when the Senior Drill Instructor Marched us back the the Barraks, a plane went over head, well long story short 1 hour in pit each day for a week. OOH RAH

[LCpl Lamm]

lol

[USMC Chuter]

I hated trying to shoot down airliners by sounding off..lol.. Between the airport and the skyline, there was a lot of wishful thinking!

[phillyb24]

hollywood in da house!!! lol i remember hating the planes and wanting to be on them!!!!

[USMC0861]

Hollywood Marine. No sand fleas. But then PI didn't have Mt Mutha.

[USMCRET6391]

I was at MCRD San Diego twice, once for Boot Camp and once as a Drill Instructor. When I was a recruit we had a platoon member who was from San Diego and could practically see his girl friends house up the hill behind the Pacific Coast High Way.........he would stand looking wistfully up that hill for as long as he could get away with it every day. As for the planes.........when I was a Drill Instructor nothing was more frustrating than watching you platoon march in three different directions because the members either didnt hear or misheard your last command over the jet engine roar.

I was over seas on Embassy Duty when it came time to retire which gave me the right to request any Marine Base to retire on.......I went back to where it all started and retired at MCRD San Diego on 22 Feb 1991.