Talk:Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island

message: I could be mistaken, but according to a chart I saw at Clothing just days ago, while I was still in Recruit Training, they expect some 26,000 recruits to come through PI in 2006 - I believe it was 23,000 male and 3,000 female. I'll give some slack for recruits who get sent home, but I highly doubt that number's anywhere close to 10,000.
(Reply) Actually, that's probably about right.  It's well over 10 000, easily.  Remember, there's a graduation almost every Friday -- there are ony about 4-6 "No Grad" weeks per year.  Graduation includes a female series, usually 90-120 recruits, every two weeks.  Male recruits graduate at a rate closer to 300-400, every week.  The numbers vary widely depending on the time of year.  In ealy summer 2004, Company N, 4th Bn graduated a series of 54 recruits.  In September, Co N, Series 4028 graduated 135 recruits. The smaller number was almost a record-breaker.  Fewer recruits ship from Feb-May.  Most ship after graduating from high school, during the summer months and into the fall.  In October, the next company N series to pick up was closer to 165 - an unusually large number, because of an unusually long break between platoons because of the end of the fiscal year.  I was the series commander for series 4028.  The numbers I am giving are very rough estimations - I don't have hard stats in front of me; but if you were there in Feb-May, the place didn't look nearly as crowded as it does later in the year.  Anyway, the chart in Clothing wasn't propaganda.  They really do move a lot of recruits through.  Semper Fi. 199.2.122.219 19:38, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
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:now this all my or may not be true.. yet coming from a usmc lover i can tell you that parris island is not just a recruit depot. it is a life changing experience... ooh rah semper fi do or die. —The preceding comment was added to the article by 68.223.27.175 (talk • contribs) at 22:40, June 18, 2006 UTC  (UTC)
—ERcheck (talk) @ 23:10, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
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message: Looper5920 previously removed :File:Marine Lieutenant, Parris Island.jpg from the article, and I agreed enough to do it again. It adds absolutely nothing to the content of the article. In fact, the only relation it has to this article is the fact that is was shot on this location. Page Field was not significantly notable as a glider base, nor was the temporary use of aviation here significant to the history of the installation.
Now, I do think it is a great image, and might be appropriate for United States Marine Corps Aviation, List of inactive United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons, or Military glider. bahamut0013wordsdeeds  07:12, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Remove picture.  Adds no value to this article. FieldMarine (talk) 15:21, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
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message: Neither of these incidents are mentioned or linked in the article, which is a gross oversight.  The Ribbon Creek Incident spawned a book a supposedly reformed recruit training.  The 2016 death of Raheel Siddiqui has been heavily reported (Washington Post, New York Times, etc.) — and clearly has raised serious questions about the training regimine at MCPIRD.842U (talk) 11:58, 15 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Go ahead an mention Siddiqui in the article. Drill instructors have also been implicated with spinning him in a dryer, on at least one occasion. Room and board has been reserved at Fort Leavenworth. 176.11.55.251 (talk) 05:24, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
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