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Roughly twelve weeks, or three months is the time of basic training. Much longer than the conventional seven to eight weeks of basic in the other branches of the military. There are five main branches of military Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and Air Force, Marines of which have the hardest and longest basic training than every branch of military. In order to get into the Marines you must be able to do a very much high amount of pushups, sit-ups, pull-ups, and run at least 5 miles in 50 pound gear. This is just the start of all the training, you must go through obstacle courses, shoot a rifle, throw grenades, learn how fight, and much much more. Many of the courses such as Combat Fitness Test (CFT) and Combat Marine Training (CMT) are timed and must be done pristinely. These training sessions require you to have high mental endurance as well as high physical endurance. They revolve around teamwork and self discipline in order to get any job done the proper way, the marine way. During boot camp you are no longer a civilian but property to the United States Marine Corp. and in order to receive your citizenship you must earn it. It’s a great concept and really helps a boy become a man, or a businessman into a leader. Roughly there are 3,000 enlistees at Paris Island per three month period for basic training, yet roughly only 2,500 make it past basic. Most can’t make the physical part of the training which is a number of 200 pushups, 300 sit-ups, and roughly 30-40 push-ups, as well as that five mile run with full gear, gun and all. The mental part of it is when mainly drill sergeants are yelling at enlistees faces, and making them feel like complete garbage. It is very hard to try and run a obstacle course with a 250 pound 5’10 man screaming at your face saying you’re worthless and your mom never liked you.