Really good solid choices Aonixo. Miramar and Pendleton are exactly like you describe them. MCRD San Diego is really great because it's a small quiet base as long as you're not caught up in recruit training. Weather at the Stumps is something else but they've really grown the base so it's all good. My overall top pick is Schwab on the Rock because it's the farthest regular post away from all headquarters in the Corps thus you have the least amount of BS.
@@luzlo I hear you as I've been there myself. Have you tried getting into Okinawa itself? Maybe get away from base and get out to see the Rock as it really is. Consider it's the old saying of "do the deployment don't let the deployment do you." What do you think?
I've been to all of those bases for training minus Camp Foster....my 1st duty station was MCBH, Kane'ohe that base is very luxurious also...there is alot to do there as well...but if people rush through all of it...due to it being on an island....you can run out of things to do....but over all...I enjoyed it...Miramar was my 2nd duty station...my son was born @ Camp Pendleton....then 29 Palms...I was in hell...lol....& then Camp Lejeune...I was in even more hell...over all...I loved all base experiences.
Agree Camp Foster, got so lucky to have that as my first duty station. Travelled around Oki during my time there. Saw Hansen and Schwab, back in the early 80's those places were nothing. Camp Lejeune, hated that place. Jacksonville, just that one word says it all. :(
Yuma is a favorite. But only cause I spent 5 years of my 10 years in the Corps there and had to get used to it. And it’s a big part of my life, met my wife there down in San Luis Mexico. YPG Army base and Snow Birds are there too.
Cherry Point? We used to call that base "Cherry Pit" back in the '80s. I much preferred Lejeune/New River/Johnson in the Jacksonville area over Cherry Point in those days. Not that they're significantly better, it's just that the area offered a lot more as far as fishing and hunting opportunities.
Hunting Opportunities? Cherry Point and Lejuene are on opposite sides of the Croatan Natl Forest, with 9 Mile Rd running between them. Not much difference
Too bad MCAS El Toro isn’t open anymore. I really liked being there. Quantico was also nice, historic, nice forest next to it, loved the small-town feel it had. Camp Hansen was good, Kinville was fun and had a lot of good places to eat (miss the yakisoba), but a bit too far away from Kadena. I also liked Norfolk, although technically not a Marine base. The chow at Camp Pendleton was outstanding!
El Toro was a good base... Tustin was nicer.... smaller base and better chow.... either way, entire community of karens n such hated both bases ruining their peaceful, quiet atmosphere....
When I was in over 50 years ago, Camp Hansen for Okinawa Ken Village for $5 you got a $2 short time, a 75 cent water buffalo steak and enough 90 proof sake to get drunk, Pendleton was OK but the girls back then were into surfer dudes with long hair, and that left the Marines out. After getting back from the Nam went to Camp Lejune, which sucked, the closet town "J"ville was the pits, so I did three separate TADs down to Camp Garcia in Vieques Puerto Rico, which was the absolute best, best for beaches, best for women, best all year round climate! Too bad they closed it up!
We must have chewed the same ground together, these new boots really don't appreciate the new duty stations. San Diego-Quonset Huts, Okinawa-Tents, Campendelton -Tents, I Corps Vietnam-What ever you can get, 29 Stumps-Tents, I lucked out on my second visit to San Diego, I had NCO quarters upstairs by the parade deck.
The bachelor barracks at Miramar was great. The older ones did suck, but if your unit had the newer ones you had your own room with a walk-in closet and only shared the bathroom and kitchenette with one other person. Nice not having a couple of roommates in your room.
Stationed for 3 year at Kaneohe Air Station with 1/3 back in 1976-79. Much preferred over Camp LeJeune, although Camp Pendleton was nice due to its proximity to San Diego and LA.
I served 6.5 years in Kaneohe. There is no way you could have a best Marine Corps base list without including Kaneohe. Loved it there and met the love of my life there.
29 Palms. I really loved CAX deployments. Kadena. Long story, had an amazing 3 years from 10 to 13 y/o NAS Pensacola. How did I survived? Amazing Times.
i just talk to my recruiter. Going into usmc. I will be a grunt ! I don’t when i leave but i’ll keep an update. Got fired from my job, not going to school, got kicked out from my house. Its a calling for me. KEEP UP WITH THE VIDEOS! ❤️
Thank you. I’m at Dry ass camp Lejeune,NC and it’s too dry for me. Thought about going to AZ but that looks worse. I wanna be around normal life. Malls,beaches,clubs etc.
My first two years, 1981-82, were at Camp Pendleton 12 Area (where Vandergrift meets the road to Naval Weapons Station). At that time there was nothing there other than work/duty related things. It was probably a mile walk to the E Club. None of us had any money, but if we could get a few guys to pool their money we'd get a case or two of beer and walk to the old trestle (long since gone) and sing oldies like Duke Of Earl. I have lost track of those guys but remember them: Wilson, Berry, Brady, Anderson. Great bunch of guys.
You wouldn’t think it but mcas Beaufort is a hidden gym. You got beautiful scenery and Charleston and savannah are near by. Plus Atlanta, Orlando, Jacksonville, myrtle beach nearby
Only if you’re into country shit though or once you get a car, being from the inner city before being able to go anywhere I wanted to I wanted to hang myself
@@devildog1534 ayeee Im avionics as well bro. I graduate from my mos school in 2 days. Your more than likely gonna be going to pensacola florida after MCT
73-77: 1. K-Bay!!!! hands down the best, prettiest, best weather, best liberty, best floats. 2. MCRD San Diego. No wonder us P.I. Marines laughed, because it was a paradise. Boot Camp without mosquitoes? Great place to go to Radio school [FROC, 2531]. TJ wasn't off limits, and the two best city's in S. California were 11/2 hours away from each other. 3. Geiger/New River. Yes, it's part of Lejeune, but not connected to Mainside. Great floats, easy swoops to the East Coast, topsail and Wilmington beaches. 4. Camp Smith, Oahu. Lots of Brass, but beautiful beach, a half hour drive to Waikiki or Hotel St., and the only Marine base I ever saw that had beer vending machines! Everywhere else , especially Schwab, sucked!
when I was leaving "the Rock" for MCAS YUMA..( Aug 1973-Sept 74) I had never heard of the place.. but because it was "Air Wing" all my bro's kept saying I hit the jackpot ( was a communa-skater...2531). I quickly realized how true it was on the 1st day checking in... dude was complaining to the duty NCO that "the AC wasn't working"!!!....AIR CONDITIONING??!!..YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME !! ... Thank you Lord Jesus... to all Jarheads... SEMPER FI.. STAY STRONG....STAY GUNG-HO
It doesn't rain in Socal because it's a desert. Only other places on Earth with the same geographical climate are the cape of South Africa, West Australia (where almost no one lives), and select spots on the Mediterranean coast.
50 YEARS AGO, SOMETIMES USE TO DRIVE MY MOM TO WORK AT KANEOHE MARINE BASE IN THE MORNING. GOING THROUGH THE MAIN GATE, MARINES RUNNING FULL PACK FROM BARACKS TO MAIN GATE, ABOUT 5 MILES. RIGHT THEN AND THERE, DECIDED TO GO AIR FORCE, IN THE REAR WITH THE GEAR!!!!
In my humble opinion.... the smaller the base, the higher the concentration of grumpy ass Gunny’s walking around looking to smoke any unsuspecting Private!! Lol.... I made an art out of avoiding said Grumpy Gunny!
The key to enjoying your tour in the "Crotch" (that's what we called it in the 60's) was to get out of the snuffy ranks ASAP. Once you make E-4 it's easy sailing, E-5 and they treat you like a lifer! They tempted me to stay in by offering me an immediate promotion to E-6 if I shipped over, I said no thanks!
Retired Corpsman, agree with you about Miramar being#1, but I was stationed there in the early 70's when it was a Naval Air Station. Also agree with you about Camp Pendleton being #2, was stationed there in the early 70's, when I was with both 2/3 in 1970 and 2 /7 at the 62 area near San Clemente which was also President Nixons Western White House. Also agree with you on Cherry Point as being #3, my last two years in the Navy was when I was with 2nd MAW retiring in 1988. My #4 is also on Okinawa but it's Camp Hansen, was stationed there in 70-71 when I was with the 12th Marines. But my worst one is 29 Palms, went there for a couple of weeks for training and I absolutely HATED it
1. Miramar-San Diego It's in San Diego... what more to say... 2. Pendleton - Middle of LA & San Diego .. In between 2 good cities. 3. K-=Bay Hawaii.... god I spent so many ducats having fun there. After 6 months easy to get island fever though... 4. Iwakuni- Japan ---- Your in Japan.... bullet train to wherever, need I say more? 5. Yuma- Arizona .. Base was OK, but Yuma is hot as hell and not a whole lot to do offbase....Not complaining... could have been sent to beautiful, lovable and motivating 29 palms and watch grass grow for excitement....
Hi , I was at Cherry Point from mid 1967 through feb. 1969 ,then off to the Nam .Cherry Point was a nice clean base then . good place to be based , must have had a fall from grace .
Shipping out May 17th scared shitless but super excited I spent the past year losing weight still kinda a fat boy but can surprisingly still outrun 3/4 of the poolees
@@itachiuchiha664 MCRD San Diego originally supposed to be August but it got moved up to May for some reason honestly dont mind gives me plenty of time to get arrangements in order
@@rusty7984 yeah foreal, I decided I wanted to be a marine like 1.5 months ago, I’m still a fat boy rn 😂, I need time to get a lot more In shape, I’m also just tryna enjoy my summer before I leave to boot camp, and PI is gonna be fucking blazing in the summer
@@itachiuchiha664 For me it was a year ago lost 40 pounds im super stocky so that made the weight kind of a bitch but I did it. I definitely dont want to go down to San Diego in the winter 1 for the holidays and 2 cause it gets really cold down their much better to deal with in the heat plus it rarely rains especially in the spring/summer good thing about California is the weather now what im nervous about is the hills
@@rusty7984 ohh yeah you’re right about that, interesting to see your take on it , I wish I could go to San Diego but Parris Island is fire too, what’s your MOS? I’m thinking of going intel but I heard people in it are weird asf and it’s another 1 year of school so it’s a 5 yr contract
There is nothing to do in Yuma, AZ. It is a retirement community. I lived in Phoenix after the Corps, and met this one girl that was from Yuma. She moved her and her daughter to phoenix since there was no decent job and really nothing there.
Quantico , Pendleton , Lejeune , San Diego , Onna Point Okinowa , Range Company Mount Fuji , MCAS New River , EL Toro. , all my stations during my 9 years.Did time at Phu Bai in Vietnam and some TAD at Subic Bay Philippines also.
@@davidbaker6941 I liked how all the beaches were close by. Nice for a getaway. Laguna Beach was nice, Santa Ana had everything you needed. I was at MAG-11 and it was almost like having a regular job. The chow hall was nice as well, not great food, but it was more like a cafeteria.
Im a Fellow III MEF Marine in oki and my question is How do you go about building confidence in yourself? Actually believing that you can be successful. I have been battling with low self esteem and social anxiety for several years About my intellect. Any advice will be appreciated.🙏🏾
You are a Marine! The only title earned. It's the only branch that once you are in, you're always in the family. Even when you're out, you'll still be a Marine. Till the day you die you'll be a Marine.
Just remember every person feels that way when you get older you will realize you were as good as anyone. Dont ever think that girl is too good for you an average looking guy can get any girl almost, just know she doesn't feel the way you feel about yourself unless you spill it out. Just say Hi how are you a genuine smile and she will be impressed and just remember she is just as nervous as you. You look at other people as though they are better, who gives a fuck what 99% of people think about you. As soon as you walk away they will forget you. You have it in you just practice talking to people have a FEW! drinks not drunk and just dont give a fuck and be polite and genuine. Fuck the person who thinks they are special youll meet a few but you can be anyone make believe you are in a play what ever. I know its corny but cliché is cliché for a reason its basic fact. It took me years to realize I was a really good looking guy (not my words several women told me years layer) epically on Facebook and I thought these girls too good d for me come to find ot they really liked me and I was to low self esteemed to know it
Yeah...if you like sand (desert, not beach)! I was there in '86 - '87. But I guess it depends on your MOS. I was there for radar repair school, so it wasn't bad for me at all.
1. MCB Lejeune (southern female energy; low cost of living; great recreation options) 2. Mountain Warfare Training Center - Bridgeport (high speed, low drag; unrivaled beauty) 3. MCB Pendleton (proximity to fun; but the size of the base SUCKS) 4. MCRD San Diego (memories, San Diego, Old Tijuana!) 5. anywhere but 29Stumps!
@@NICKYMGTV ha nicky bro were friends on instagram i was talkignt o u about fdnf navy any way man im going to join the marine for 4 yrs and then switch over to the navy let me know
As a g/sgt in 55-59, I did not cuss and did not allow my men, in fact my D.I. In Parris Island did not and any one that did scrubbed it head. I He instilled in us to take pride and not show low IQ with your mouth. You don’t have to cuss to make a point or to Discipline.
@@bigbosshoss2901 good leadership and parenting as well. Literally 99% of people do not learn/react to cussing and insults well. You should want people to respect you because of your actions and the man you are. Not because they fear you or feel like they have to.
I graduate from Uni next with a degree I have no clue how to use along with my other classmates because if COVID, I don’t know what I wanna do with my life I’m leaning towards military then again idk
Miramar, interestingly, my mother and father (both corporals) met and married in the Marine Corps during WW2 at Miramar, I was conceived at Miramar Ha Ha!
29 palms,best base in the Corps!!!!
Good I just got orders to go there I'm excited
@@luckduck5031 oh no
29 Palms must have improved with more activities, because it sucked during my time in the late 90s.
@@StretchOnYT I'm joking I go to boot camp on May 17th I hope I don't get sent to 29 palms most people say it's the worst
@@luckduck5031 drop out of the dep while you still can
My first 3 Marine Corps bases I was stationed at as a fleet Marine were Miramar, Camp Pendleton, and MCBH. What can I say, was blessed 🙏
I picked Lejeune so I could be closer to home which was Georgia. It's also one of the top 5 dumbest decisions I had ever made in my life.
MCAS Iwakuni is the hidden gem of the Marine Corps.
Best year of my life overall
Ive had buddies say it has one of the best gyms there
1. Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.
2. K-Bay HI.
3. Miramar, Air Station, Ca
4. Camp Pendleton, Ca
5. Camp Fuji, mainland Japan.
Take Fuji and throw it away
Perfect list
MCAS Iwakuni, Mainland Japan, fantastic. Quantico, VA, has lots of east coast cities nearby. NAS El Centro is winter home to Blue Angels.
Iwakuni 80 81 not just best base best year of my life, I traded orders I has Quantico and took Yuma
I’m a tracker goin to AAV school. I can personally say Camp Pendleton is amazing
I was a 2141. Yat Yas! SFMF
@@mikepetersen1999 1833, mechs are cool. Parties with you guys are insane in Cali! Haha
Lock it up baby gator
It’s ya boi it’s ya boi‼️‼️
Really good solid choices Aonixo. Miramar and Pendleton are exactly like you describe them. MCRD San Diego is really great because it's a small quiet base as long as you're not caught up in recruit training. Weather at the Stumps is something else but they've really grown the base so it's all good. My overall top pick is Schwab on the Rock because it's the farthest regular post away from all headquarters in the Corps thus you have the least amount of BS.
On Schwab rn hate it
@@luzlo I hear you as I've been there myself. Have you tried getting into Okinawa itself? Maybe get away from base and get out to see the Rock as it really is. Consider it's the old saying of "do the deployment don't let the deployment do you." What do you think?
@@pauldean8439 I do enjoy seeing Japan off base but on base doesn’t feel too different from back home
I've been to all of those bases for training minus Camp Foster....my 1st duty station was MCBH, Kane'ohe that base is very luxurious also...there is alot to do there as well...but if people rush through all of it...due to it being on an island....you can run out of things to do....but over all...I enjoyed it...Miramar was my 2nd duty station...my son was born @ Camp Pendleton....then 29 Palms...I was in hell...lol....& then Camp Lejeune...I was in even more hell...over all...I loved all base experiences.
Agree Camp Foster, got so lucky to have that as my first duty station. Travelled around Oki during my time there. Saw Hansen and Schwab, back in the early 80's those places were nothing. Camp Lejeune, hated that place. Jacksonville, just that one word says it all. :(
Yuma is a favorite. But only cause I spent 5 years of my 10 years in the Corps there and had to get used to it. And it’s a big part of my life, met my wife there down in San Luis Mexico. YPG Army base and Snow Birds are there too.
Cherry Point? We used to call that base "Cherry Pit" back in the '80s. I much preferred Lejeune/New River/Johnson in the Jacksonville area over Cherry Point in those days. Not that they're significantly better, it's just that the area offered a lot more as far as fishing and hunting opportunities.
Hunting Opportunities? Cherry Point and Lejuene are on opposite sides of the Croatan Natl Forest, with 9 Mile Rd running between them. Not much difference
Too bad MCAS El Toro isn’t open anymore. I really liked being there. Quantico was also nice, historic, nice forest next to it, loved the small-town feel it had. Camp Hansen was good, Kinville was fun and had a lot of good places to eat (miss the yakisoba), but a bit too far away from Kadena. I also liked Norfolk, although technically not a Marine base. The chow at Camp Pendleton was outstanding!
El Toro was a good base... Tustin was nicer.... smaller base and better chow.... either way, entire community of karens n such hated both bases ruining their peaceful, quiet atmosphere....
When I was in over 50 years ago, Camp Hansen for Okinawa Ken Village for $5 you got a $2 short time, a 75 cent water buffalo steak and enough 90 proof sake to get drunk, Pendleton was OK but the girls back then were into surfer dudes with long hair, and that left the Marines out. After getting back from the Nam went to Camp Lejune, which sucked, the closet town "J"ville was the pits, so I did three separate TADs down to Camp Garcia in Vieques Puerto Rico, which was the absolute best, best for beaches, best for women, best all year round climate! Too bad they closed it up!
We must have chewed the same ground together, these new boots really don't appreciate the new duty stations. San Diego-Quonset Huts, Okinawa-Tents, Campendelton -Tents, I Corps Vietnam-What ever you can get, 29 Stumps-Tents, I lucked out on my second visit to San Diego, I had NCO quarters upstairs by the parade deck.
Actually, it all comes down to your MOS. If you have a job you enjoy, then where you are stationed doesn't matter that much.
The bachelor barracks at Miramar was great. The older ones did suck, but if your unit had the newer ones you had your own room with a walk-in closet and only shared the bathroom and kitchenette with one other person. Nice not having a couple of roommates in your room.
Stationed for 3 year at Kaneohe Air Station with 1/3 back in 1976-79. Much preferred over Camp LeJeune, although Camp Pendleton was nice due to its proximity to San Diego and LA.
I served 6.5 years in Kaneohe. There is no way you could have a best Marine Corps base list without including Kaneohe. Loved it there and met the love of my life there.
29 Palms. I really loved CAX deployments.
Kadena. Long story, had an amazing 3 years from 10 to 13 y/o
NAS Pensacola. How did I survived? Amazing Times.
Kadena is Air Force.
@@kavik2825 Yea I know. Was there as a dependent, ages 10 to 13. still loved it.
i just talk to my recruiter. Going into usmc. I
will be a grunt ! I don’t when i leave but i’ll keep an update. Got fired from my job, not going to school, got kicked out from my house. Its a calling for me. KEEP UP WITH THE VIDEOS! ❤️
Good Luck, and if you make Semper Fi!
Thank you. I’m at Dry ass camp Lejeune,NC and it’s too dry for me. Thought about going to AZ but that looks worse. I wanna be around normal life. Malls,beaches,clubs etc.
My first two years, 1981-82, were at Camp Pendleton 12 Area (where Vandergrift meets the road to Naval Weapons Station). At that time there was nothing there other than work/duty related things. It was probably a mile walk to the E Club. None of us had any money, but if we could get a few guys to pool their money we'd get a case or two of beer and walk to the old trestle (long since gone) and sing oldies like Duke Of Earl. I have lost track of those guys but remember them: Wilson, Berry, Brady, Anderson. Great bunch of guys.
You wouldn’t think it but mcas Beaufort is a hidden gym. You got beautiful scenery and Charleston and savannah are near by. Plus Atlanta, Orlando, Jacksonville, myrtle beach nearby
Only if you’re into country shit though or once you get a car, being from the inner city before being able to go anywhere I wanted to I wanted to hang myself
I live in LA, im shipping to bootcamp in june and im hoping to get stationed at camp pendleton 🤞🏼
Aye me too. I ship in September. Hopefully I get stationed at air base since I’m doing aviation.
@@devildog1534 what aviation mos?
@@JTruong77 I’m doing avionics.
@@devildog1534 ayeee Im avionics as well bro. I graduate from my mos school in 2 days. Your more than likely gonna be going to pensacola florida after MCT
Pendleton is nice, very big though. Good luck on those hills
Camp foster,
Okinawa.
Kadena airbase is down the road.
73-77: 1. K-Bay!!!! hands down the best, prettiest, best weather, best liberty, best floats. 2. MCRD San Diego. No wonder us P.I. Marines laughed, because it was a paradise. Boot Camp without mosquitoes? Great place to go to Radio school [FROC, 2531]. TJ wasn't off limits, and the two best city's in S. California were 11/2 hours away from each other. 3. Geiger/New River. Yes, it's part of Lejeune, but not connected to Mainside. Great floats, easy swoops to the East Coast, topsail and Wilmington beaches. 4. Camp Smith, Oahu. Lots of Brass, but beautiful beach, a half hour drive to Waikiki or Hotel St., and the only Marine base I ever saw that had beer vending machines! Everywhere else , especially Schwab, sucked!
Is [FROC, 2531] school now at MCRD San Diego? Back in the '80s when I was in the west coast school was at Pendleton.
Yes!!! Miramar is also my favorite. Has everything including great beaches nearby and downtown SD and the best weather.
when I was leaving "the Rock" for MCAS YUMA..( Aug 1973-Sept 74) I had never heard of the place.. but because it was "Air Wing" all my bro's kept saying I hit the jackpot ( was a communa-skater...2531). I quickly realized how true it was on the 1st day checking in... dude was complaining to the duty NCO that "the AC wasn't working"!!!....AIR CONDITIONING??!!..YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME !! ... Thank you Lord Jesus... to all Jarheads... SEMPER FI.. STAY STRONG....STAY GUNG-HO
my cousin Zac Allen is a Marine Comm MOS stationed in japan, you’re a real one 💪🏾
BTW, CONGRATULATIONS ON BECOMING STAFFNCO!!!
I loved my time at Camp Foster.
Knew Miramar was #1. Haha loved being stationed there.
The marine corps/CIA base I trained on in Virginia was just FIELDS the base itself was so small and agreed Camp Pendleton is insanely huge next to 29
Appreciate your advice and knowledge
It doesn't rain in Socal because it's a desert. Only other places on Earth with the same geographical climate are the cape of South Africa, West Australia (where almost no one lives), and select spots on the Mediterranean coast.
Hope your day going well man
Why not MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI?
Was there from 90 till 93
@@shrekyour899 I was there and at PTA in 86. My son is an 03 there right now.
I was waiting for this!
50 YEARS AGO, SOMETIMES USE TO DRIVE MY MOM TO WORK AT KANEOHE MARINE BASE IN THE MORNING. GOING THROUGH THE MAIN GATE, MARINES RUNNING FULL PACK FROM BARACKS TO MAIN GATE, ABOUT 5 MILES. RIGHT THEN AND THERE, DECIDED TO GO AIR FORCE, IN THE REAR WITH THE GEAR!!!!
I am currently in iwakuni Japan until 2024
In my humble opinion.... the smaller the base, the higher the concentration of grumpy ass Gunny’s walking around looking to smoke any unsuspecting Private!! Lol.... I made an art out of avoiding said Grumpy Gunny!
The key to enjoying your tour in the "Crotch" (that's what we called it in the 60's) was to get out of the snuffy ranks ASAP. Once you make E-4 it's easy sailing, E-5 and they treat you like a lifer! They tempted me to stay in by offering me an immediate promotion to E-6 if I shipped over, I said no thanks!
Retired Corpsman, agree with you about Miramar being#1, but I was stationed there in the early 70's when it was a Naval Air Station.
Also agree with you about Camp Pendleton being #2, was stationed there in the early 70's, when I was with both 2/3 in 1970 and 2 /7 at the 62 area near San Clemente which was also President Nixons Western White House.
Also agree with you on Cherry Point as being #3, my last two years in the Navy was when I was with 2nd MAW retiring in 1988.
My #4 is also on Okinawa but it's Camp Hansen, was stationed there in 70-71 when I was with the 12th Marines.
But my worst one is 29 Palms, went there for a couple of weeks for training and I absolutely HATED it
Im stationed at Camp Pendleton, i just got here a few days ago and im stuck in ROM but so far its why better than where my MOS school was
where was mos school?
MWTC by far the nicest. Up in the mountains and far away from everything.
You left ou MCBH! But the ones you picked are good!
Camp Del Mar in Pendleton, 29 Palms, Camp Schwab, Court House Bay in Lejeune. Worst was the stadium in Mogadishu. SFMF
1. Miramar-San Diego It's in San Diego... what more to say... 2. Pendleton - Middle of LA & San Diego .. In between 2 good cities. 3. K-=Bay Hawaii.... god I spent so many ducats having fun there. After 6 months easy to get island fever though... 4. Iwakuni- Japan ---- Your in Japan.... bullet train to wherever, need I say more? 5. Yuma- Arizona .. Base was OK, but Yuma is hot as hell and not a whole lot to do offbase....Not complaining... could have been sent to beautiful, lovable and motivating 29 palms and watch grass grow for excitement....
1. MCRD San Diego 2. MCAS Beaufort 3. MCAS Miramar 4. MCB K-Bay 5. MCLB - Albany
Beaufort is good, but its hot and muggy almost every day April- early October
Thanks for letting me know about Cherry Point
I thought NC only had Lejeune
LeJeune sucked, the fondest memories I have from there are the world-class hangovers I got out of the NCO club there!
Hi , I was at Cherry Point from mid 1967 through feb. 1969 ,then off to the Nam .Cherry Point was a nice clean base then . good place to be based , must have had a fall from grace .
Here We Go!! Two Nine right here
Shipping out May 17th scared shitless but super excited I spent the past year losing weight still kinda a fat boy but can surprisingly still outrun 3/4 of the poolees
You going PI or MCRD San Diego? I’m supposed to ship out that day too but gonna ask to get it pushed back
@@itachiuchiha664
MCRD San Diego originally supposed to be August but it got moved up to May for some reason honestly dont mind gives me plenty of time to get arrangements in order
@@rusty7984 yeah foreal, I decided I wanted to be a marine like 1.5 months ago, I’m still a fat boy rn 😂, I need time to get a lot more In shape, I’m also just tryna enjoy my summer before I leave to boot camp, and PI is gonna be fucking blazing in the summer
@@itachiuchiha664
For me it was a year ago lost 40 pounds im super stocky so that made the weight kind of a bitch but I did it. I definitely dont want to go down to San Diego in the winter 1 for the holidays and 2 cause it gets really cold down their much better to deal with in the heat plus it rarely rains especially in the spring/summer good thing about California is the weather now what im nervous about is the hills
@@rusty7984 ohh yeah you’re right about that, interesting to see your take on it , I wish I could go to San Diego but Parris Island is fire too, what’s your MOS? I’m thinking of going intel but I heard people in it are weird asf and it’s another 1 year of school so it’s a 5 yr contract
What about Hawaii?
From what i hear, it gets old real quick. Sure weather is nice and beaches, but that’s it. Can’t really drive anywhere. More or less trapped.
YUMA AZ chill base.
Outstanding!!
Bro, bro !! First and foremost, Semper Fi!! Love your videos man!! Outstanding!!
Ahhhhhhh! I’d be happy just being on Marine Corps soil! 😉
There is nothing to do in Yuma, AZ. It is a retirement community. I lived in Phoenix after the Corps, and met this one girl that was from Yuma. She moved her and her daughter to phoenix since there was no decent job and really nothing there.
I mean you can earn a lot of side money out there, retirees =💵. Js
Camp Mujuk South Korea was my favorite duty station. Team Spirit and Freedom Banner '82' and Camp Hansen, Okinawa '83' I was not a 'Stateside Marine'
Camp Pendleton in my opinion is the best Duity Station. Cherry Point is nice. Futenma is the best in
Quantico , Pendleton , Lejeune , San Diego , Onna Point Okinowa , Range Company Mount Fuji , MCAS New River , EL Toro. , all my stations during my 9 years.Did time at Phu Bai in Vietnam and some TAD at Subic Bay Philippines also.
Too bad they shut down El Toro, it was one of my favorites. Quantico was nice as well.
@@LouieNeira I liked Orange County too , a lot to do in that area and it was very diverse , good place to avoid Los Angeles at , which I hated.
@@davidbaker6941 I liked how all the beaches were close by. Nice for a getaway. Laguna Beach was nice, Santa Ana had everything you needed. I was at MAG-11 and it was almost like having a regular job. The chow hall was nice as well, not great food, but it was more like a cafeteria.
My Number 1 pick is Kaneohe!
I got Beaufort south carolina :(
Im a Fellow III MEF Marine in oki and my question is How do you go about building confidence in yourself? Actually believing that you can be successful. I have been battling with low self esteem and social anxiety for several years About my intellect. Any advice will be appreciated.🙏🏾
You are a Marine! The only title earned. It's the only branch that once you are in, you're always in the family. Even when you're out, you'll still be a Marine. Till the day you die you'll be a Marine.
Fake it till you make it. The longer you fake it eventually you WILL believe it. Anyone try's to bring you down knock them the fuck out! Semper Fi!
Just remember every person feels that way when you get older you will realize you were as good as anyone. Dont ever think that girl is too good for you an average looking guy can get any girl almost, just know she doesn't feel the way you feel about yourself unless you spill it out. Just say Hi how are you a genuine smile and she will be impressed and just remember she is just as nervous as you. You look at other people as though they are better, who gives a fuck what 99% of people think about you. As soon as you walk away they will forget you. You have it in you just practice talking to people have a FEW! drinks not drunk and just dont give a fuck and be polite and genuine. Fuck the person who thinks they are special youll meet a few but you can be anyone make believe you are in a play what ever. I know its corny but cliché is cliché for a reason its basic fact. It took me years to realize I was a really good looking guy (not my words several women told me years layer) epically on Facebook and I thought these girls too good d for me come to find ot they really liked me and I was to low self esteemed to know it
Count down to the day you EAS! Got me through all the suck.
Marine barracks’ sasebo japan drum and bugle corps 68-69
Been to Washington DC and oki about to head to mirmar where you at man
LETSSSS GOOOO
8:29 You got me weak bro
Kaneohe Bay Hawaii is #1
Miramar
Pendleton
29
Yuma
Cherry
Most of my time was at Pendleton, but I also spent time at Fuji, Schwab, Hansen, Yuma and 29 palms. Pendleton was the best.
I got the exact same shirt
You lost me with anything in NC lol!! Hell no. Camp Kinser in Oki...Naha was off the chain!
ewww kinser lol
@@NICKYMGTV 😂😂😂😂
Anyone whos been to oki:
Japan
29 palms, if you guys are ever able to pick a duty station pick good old 29 palms
Yeah...if you like sand (desert, not beach)! I was there in '86 - '87. But I guess it depends on your MOS. I was there for radar repair school, so it wasn't bad for me at all.
@@rddav1 that's the joke lmao fuck 29
1. MCB Lejeune (southern female energy; low cost of living; great recreation options)
2. Mountain Warfare Training Center - Bridgeport (high speed, low drag; unrivaled beauty)
3. MCB Pendleton (proximity to fun; but the size of the base SUCKS)
4. MCRD San Diego (memories, San Diego, Old Tijuana!)
5. anywhere but 29Stumps!
K-Bay! With 2/3 88 - 92 however 3 pumps to Camp Hansen OKI sucked
Homie is filming in 4k now okay I see you
Barely rains in California.
Flashbacks of the first night on the Alpha Shelf
Of course you didn't mention my base. I'm at an air station which we know you love lol.
yea nick but this is marine
@@joshuawalker8585 I’m on a marine base
@@NICKYMGTV ha nicky bro were friends on instagram i was talkignt o u about fdnf navy any way man im going to join the marine for 4 yrs and then switch over to the navy let me know
I live in Yuma your correct the base is literally in the desert and I went there before.
How about HAWAII .
I’m surprised you didnt mention mcbh Hawaii
Camp Pendleton!!
Paris Island is the best MCRD duty station by far.
Home of Sgt. Slaughter!
Mcas Beaufort
Parris, not Paris.
Gonna tell me the best 5 MC bases and only been to 2.... Thanks Crusty dawg lmao 🤣😂🤣😂
Hey bro? Can you do a video on Marines vs Army??
There are no comparisons.. the Army had to dream up elite units to make them feel good, just being a Marine makes you elite!
OK, it's a naval base, but A-school at NAS Pensacola was the shiznit!
As a g/sgt in 55-59, I did not cuss and did not allow my men, in fact my D.I. In Parris Island did not and any one that did scrubbed it head. I
He instilled in us to take pride and not show low IQ with your mouth. You don’t have to cuss to make a point or to Discipline.
you know, thats actually something i might take with me. That sounds like an extremely good leadership trait.
"If your brain was half as fast as your mouth skunk stool, you'd be a twenty star general by now!" SGTMAJ Chuzu
@@bigbosshoss2901 good leadership and parenting as well. Literally 99% of people do not learn/react to cussing and insults well. You should want people to respect you because of your actions and the man you are. Not because they fear you or feel like they have to.
Marine Barracks Washington D.C.💯
Late to the party but what’s up!
Been to cax 29 stumps 3 times it always Sucked , like it's supposed to ,
I graduate from Uni next with a degree I have no clue how to use along with my other classmates because if COVID, I don’t know what I wanna do with my life I’m leaning towards military then again idk
Take whatever service offers you an officer rank!
#22Area, 1stFSSG, Camp Pendleton, BABYYYYY!!!
...Cherry Point:
"SWING WIT THE WING"!!!
Camp blaz Guam
I went to 29 palms for CAX training.
#1 duty station in the Marine Corps is DD-214, Texas.
Any base on Okinawa except Schwab & Hansen
Yea I’m in 29 palms
Was
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My three places I’d like to go lmao.
My mom was a cpl at Miramar in ww2
What's the best Marine Corps base, where they wasn't calling field day and shooting at me. "67
Miramar, interestingly, my mother and father (both corporals) met and married in the Marine Corps during WW2 at Miramar, I was conceived at Miramar Ha Ha!