I always remember this being a favorite topic of mine. I am HOLLYWOOD Marine myself and so of course I believe real Marines are born of the west coast.
You would get a lot more action if you move this to the MODF (Marine open discussion forum), then again you are a newby and will figure it out for yourself despite your cut-rate, second-place, silver medal training experience in Sandy Eggo. Real Marines come from Parris Island! Welcome aboard, SF.
whatever PI guys, come on, you all get to use wash machine's, down in SD, we used our scuz brushes to wash clothes, floors, whatever else. Bottom line, most of the PI guys in my unit, went UA, popped on a ua, and just a plain old bagg of A$$. big deal, sand flea's, heaven sakes, you train with WM's.
I checked in the barracks in 67. Did my time in 68;Con-thien,Street of no joy, Khesanh, Hills 471,689 etc. I'm still walking.Come and grab me. 1/9 The Walking DEAD.
OK, nobody got even close. Truth is, Real Marines are handmade in a secret shop on the desolate coast of a small island off Okinawa. Chuck Norris was a flawed "second".
Yelling and stress cards...real Marines were made prior to mom's dictating drill instructor treatment of pimple-faced recruits. That includes both MCRDSD and MCRDPISC.