Daughter just graduated from USMC boot camp

[oldryder]

Many here followed my reports of training my daughter to ride which started in 2008. Based on some good advice I got here I lowered the FJR and then took some advanced riding instruction and track days in 2009 with my daughter that turned out to be great fun and extremely valuable training. Last August I reported on our trip out to Yellowstone with her on my FJR and me on GOld WIng with younger daughter.

Well, my well laid plans for a riding buddy went away when daughter decided to enlist in USMC. she left in June this year and just graduated this past weekend. Graduation is very impressive and we're quite proud of her but it'll still be a while (if ever) before this dad gets comfortable with the idea that his daughter might be going in harms way to satisfy some politicial objective.

Hopefully we'll still get to do cross country rides in the next 5 years by planning it for some time when she's home on leave.

 

[SkooterG]

Hoooo-RAH!!!

Most excellent! A HUGE congrats to your daughter! One hell of an accomplishment - you should be very proud. That there is one good looking marine!

What MOS is she heading into?

 

[oldryder]

MP. she has 4 weeks of "MCT" (Military Combat Training) which starts in about 2 weeks followed by 3 months of MP school.

I hoping to make a bike trip to visit her next summer assuming she gets stationed somewhere in the USA.

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Hoooo-RAH!!!

Most excellent! A HUGE congrats to your daughter! One hell of an accomplishment - you should be very proud. That there is one good looking marine!

What MOS is she heading into?

 

[beemerdons]

oldryder, Congratulations to both You and Your Daughter; Many Thanks For Serving!

 

[TheAxeman]

Congatulations to your daughter on a monumental accomplishment! She certainly doesn't look any worse for the wear. Where did she do her time?

 

[Silver Penguin]

Congratulations to your daughter on a very worthwhile achievement.

 

[sergeantnic]

Congrats and Semper Fi.

 

[Patriot]

congratulations to you both

very impressive and best wishes

I thank her for her service

Mike

 

[Burnspot]

Semper Fi and congratulations! USMC bootcamp is a huge milestone! On which side of the country did she become a Marine?

Bootcamp was...well bootcamp, but I found the training school afterwards to be quite enjoyable (6013 Aircraft Mechanic, A-6, EA-6). No MCT in the '80's. She'll have fun.

 

[Auburn]

Congratualtions! That is a huge accomplishment in her life.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Congrats to her...

...prayers for her and all our other warriors that they come home safe at the end of their duty.

 

[Tyler]

Congrats to her...

...prayers for her and all our other warriors that they come home safe at the end of their duty.

I'll 2nd that!

 

[oldryder]

Parris Island. Next is Camp Lejune for combat training and then about 3 months at USMC base in missouri.

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Congatulations to your daughter on a monumental accomplishment! She certainly doesn't look any worse for the wear. Where did she do her time?

 

[Threepointlanding]

Congratz!!!

My daughter is making her choice here. She's looking at the AF or the Navy.

God bless and keep them both safe!

 

[LagerHead]

Congatulations to your daughter on a monumental accomplishment! She certainly doesn't look any worse for the wear. Where did she do her time?

Parris Island. Next is Camp Lejune for combat training and then about 3 months at USMC base in missouri.

Unless things have changed, all female Marines go to Parris Island for boot camp.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Congratulations to the whole family!

 

[Intech]

Congrats and Semper Fi!! I have fond memories of that vaction resort called Parris Island! ^_^

 

[fljab]

Congrats and Semper Fi!! I have fond memories of that vaction resort called Parris Island! ^_^

Congratulations to your daughter! Bootcamp is a huge accomplishment and "smooths the way" for what follows.

I have an older brother that was a Vietnam marine, and a nephew that was a Fallujah marine; I was navy like my father. I also served with the Seabees so interacted with USMC types quite a bit over the yrs.

I just went by the Parris Island resort exit on I95 last night...........

 

[FJRBluesman]

Awesome!!!