RSSSurviving Marine Corps Boot Camp: Rifleman’s Creed
Carl | June 30, 2011
Nothing will make Marine Corps Boot Camp easy.
However, the better prepared you are, both physically and mentally, will increase your chances of becoming a United States Marine.
There are numerous things you should learn before your ship date, and the Rifleman’s Creed is one of them.
This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
My rifle is my best friend. It is my life.
I must master it as I must master my life.
My rifle, without me, is useless.
Without my rifle, I am useless.
I must fire my rifle true.
I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me.
I must shoot him before he shoots me.
I WILL…
My rifle and myself know that what counts in this war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, nor the smoke we make.
We know that it is the hits that count.
WE WILL HIT…
My rifle is human, even as I, because it is my life.
Thus, I will learn it as a brother.
I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel.
I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage as I will ever guard my legs, my arms, my eyes and my heart against damage.
I will keep my rifle clean and ready.
We will become part of each other.
WE WILL…
Before God, I swear this creed.
My rifle and myself are the defenders of my country.
We are the masters of our enemy.
WE ARE THE SAVIORS OF MY LIFE.
So be it, until victory is America’s and there is no enemy, but peace!
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