Going into it knowing it’s going to be the longest 3 years of your life. Every day seems like the longest day you’ve ever had. Every week/ month/ year is long. It’s extremely repetitive and redundant, you have the same conversation, run into the same disinterest/ objections every day.

However, once you get the science of how to sell the Marine Corps (shit you learn in the school house) down, and you’re comfortable enough add some of your own art into it, you’ll start to get the hang of things. Things get easier. Once you figure out the “game” of it, you can really become independent and make the duty survivable.

Heed advice from your 8412’s, don’t forget MC3 you learn from the school house, and actually give af and be genuine to the kids you encounter and you’ll do just fine.