Pics of Crucible Events

The Crucible is the defining moment of recruit training. It is designed to evaluate a recruit’s mental, moral, and physical development in order to validate the transformation into a United States Marine. For most, the Crucible will be the first time they reach the limits of their mental, physical, and emotional endurance. They will know that they are capable of much more than they previously believed. They will know that they can exceed their own personal limitations through teamwork, perseverance, and courage. The Crucible, once experienced, will be a personal touchstone and will demonstrate for each and every recruit the limitless nature of what they can achieve individually and, more importantly, what they can accomplish when they work as a team.
Sara is now smack dab in the middle of 54 hours of intense, physically demanding training, under conditions of sleep and food deprivation. Platoon 4024 is being forged in the furnace of shared hardship and tough training.  This is the battle-proven trademark of Marine recruit training.

A night forced march; a tough night infiltration movement; a combat resupply event; a casualty evacuation drill, and combat field firing.

Sara is sharing leadership through unique obstacles, each bearing the name of a heroic Marine which can only be negotiated with teamwork. Once each obstacle is overcome, the drill instructor mentors the recruits, critiques their efforts, and retells the story of the Marine for whom the obstacle was named, bringing to light how that individual exemplified our core values. . . . . . . Honor, Courage, Commitment.

Rock and Roll Sara!

We are all thinking of you and November company in this heat!


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