? about the Marines...

During bootcamp, what's showering like? Do you all just get undressed and take your shower as groups or do you just wash your hair and arms then get out?

Thanks,
Shawn

[Grimmy]

If you have any personal shyness you'd best get over it before you join any service.

Showers are done in mass and under time constraints...get in, get clean Quick and get out. The shower facilities are "open" much like locker rooms but bigger.

Ah, what's the time limit?

I'm kinda worried about taking showers with a bunch of guys nude lol, hopefully I can get over my fear and my inadequacies. BTW, I'm looking to get into the armor or artillery, can you guys give me some more information about those jobs.

Thanks,
Shawn.

[USMC Chuter]

Stage fright in the shower will be the least of your worries in boot camp.. As for your tanks/artillery questions... Be a little more specific and you might get some good info..

[Grimmy]

Yeah Shawn. You will be right in there with 40 or so other shell shocked guys.. the drill instructer will have you rattled enough that you'll not even remember to be worried about "inadaquacies"

as for armor or arty..I personally cant help ya, I was a grunt.

[USMCRET6391]

Originally Posted by shawn30601

I'm kinda worried about taking showers with a bunch of guys nude lol, hopefully I can get over my fear and my inadequacies.

This is what happenes when you do away with mandatory showers after Phyiscal Education in Jr High School and High School. Hell by the time I made it to Boot Camp I had been showring with large groups of males since I was 12.......and I certainly didnt feel inadequate.................but I was scared from the time I got off the bus until I got back on it to get off of the Depot and out Boot Camp.

[LCpl Lamm]

Just remember, keep you head up. And don't think about your sweatheart while taking a shower.
Lamm

[goose0656]

During 1st phse we got like 20 minutes to shit, shower and shave. During 2nd and 3rd pase, hygeine time was in with the hour of square away time we got each night, unless we did something stuptid that day.

You will be right in there with 40 or so other shell shocked guys.. the drill instructer will have you rattled enough that you'll not even remember to be worried about "inadaquacies"

Ain't that the truth, you forget everyting except that its time to shower... don't sweat the small stuff. There will be many other things that have your BHG in focus on.

S/F
Zen

[66MP1]

I don't know about the Marines, but when I was in Army Boot Camp a longgggggggggggggggggggggggggg time ago, we didn't have time to worry about who was in the shower with us. The only thing we had to worry about was that fella in the "Smokey the Bear Hat" that was threatening to do bodily harm to us if we did not hurry.

[USMCRET6391]

Originally Posted by 66MP1

I don't know about the Marines, but when I was in Army Boot Camp a longgggggggggggggggggggggggggg time ago, we didn't have time to worry about who was in the shower with us. The only thing we had to worry about was that fella in the "Smokey the Bear Hat" that was threatening to do bodily harm to us if we did not hurry.

LOL yeah, it's kinda hard to be self concious when you are trying to shower with some crazy man yelling at you to hurry TFU

Thanks guys, I'm going to talk with my recruiter this saturday about joining the Marines. I will most likely look at Infantry and Armory, operating a tank has got to be safer than being on the ground lol. Thanks for your help and responses, hopefully next year I can be The Few who can call themselves Marines.

[Grimmy]

shawn.

Not being a stickler for details on ya here but there is a difference between Armory and Armor.

Armory is where the weapons are stored and maintained. Armorers are trained on dismanteling and repairing all manner of weapon systems.

Armor is tanks.