Share some USMC boot camp horror stories.

One funny story is about a recruit who was so nervous during drill that he started marching in the wrong direction while the drill instructor was yelling commands. Everyone else was trying hard not to laugh out loud. Another time, a recruit accidentally put his helmet on backwards during a field exercise and didn't realize it until his buddies pointed it out, looking like a comical alien.

Well, there was this one time when a recruit was so nervous during drill that he started marching in the wrong direction and accidentally led a whole line of recruits into a small bush. Everyone was all tangled up and it was hilarious.

There was an incident where a new recruit was trying to put on his gas mask quickly as part of a drill. But he got it all wrong and ended up looking like some sort of strange alien. His eyes were all squinted and he had the mask half - on, half - off. Everyone around him burst into laughter. Another funny moment was when a group of recruits were practicing camouflage. One recruit thought it would be a great idea to use mud to cover himself completely. He ended up looking like a big muddy monster and could barely move because the mud was so thick.

The sleep deprivation stories are really terrifying. Recruits are made to stay awake for long periods, sometimes days. This affects their mental and physical state so much. They start making mistakes easily, and it's a really tough cycle to break. Another is the punishment for minor mistakes. For example, doing hundreds of push - ups until your arms feel like they're going to fall off just because you were a second late for formation.

One horror story is the extreme lack of sleep. Recruits are often woken up at all hours for drills and tasks. They might get only a few hours of sleep a night, which makes it really tough to function. It's like being in a constant state of exhaustion, and any small mistake due to tiredness can lead to severe punishment like extra push - ups or being yelled at.

A really funny USMC boot camp story involves a recruit who was given the task of setting up his tent for the first time. He managed to get the tent poles all mixed up and ended up with a lopsided, collapsed tent that looked like a deflated balloon. As he was trying to fix it, a gust of wind blew it away and he had to chase after it. Meanwhile, during a mess hall incident, a recruit accidentally spilled his tray of food all over himself while trying to do a fancy salute to his drill instructor who had just entered the hall.

Sure. One horror story could be about the extremely long and exhausting hours. Trainees were made to wake up at 4 am and train until midnight with hardly any breaks. It was physically and mentally draining.

Well, in Reflections Boot Camp, there was this horror story. One night, a camper woke up to find his shoes moving on their own. He was terrified until he realized that a small animal had crawled into one of the shoes. As for humor, there was a cooking session where a camper tried to make pancakes but accidentally used salt instead of sugar. The look on everyone's face when they took a bite was priceless. Also, there was a horror - ish situation when a camper thought they saw a ghost in the old abandoned cabin at the camp. But it was just an old sheet hanging in the wind that looked spooky from a distance.

Well, there are stories about the drill instructors' yelling. Some recruits just can't handle it psychologically. For example, there was a story of a recruit who was constantly yelled at for not making his bed perfectly. He started to doubt himself a lot. Also, the food can be a horror in a way. It's not always great, and some recruits have had to eat things they really didn't like just to get enough energy for the next training session.

Well, there are quite a few. For example, I've heard of coding boot camps where the facilities were just terrible. Old computers that constantly crashed, making it impossible to code properly. And then there were those that overcharged students. They promised a great experience but it was just a money - grabbing scheme. Also, some boot camps had a really high dropout rate because the pace was set too fast for most students to keep up with, leaving them feeling frustrated and cheated.