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SAN DIEGO - Recruits of Company G, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, prevailed during the Obstacle Course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 26.
They face the challenge of the Obstacle Course on training day nine. Its purpose is to build recruits’ confidence, endurance and self accomplishment, according to Staff Sgt. Ricky L. Broadway, senior drill instructor.
“When you look at the course, it looks scary, but once you get through it you think to yourself, ‘I can do it again,'” Staff Sgt. Broadway said.
This course is a series of obstacles that recruits begin by pulling their body weight over a bar. They then have to balance across wood beams, hurdle over walls and then climb about 20 feet to the top a rope.
Once the recruits complete the course, they must go back to the beginning and go through it one more time.
“If you have the confidence to do it once, then you can do it again. That is why we have them go through it a second time,” said Broadway.
Confidence is gained, but exhaustion begins to set in.
“It is physically exhausting but we have to find a way to push through it,” said Goodly. “Even though we are tired after the first time through, we have to have the physical endurance to do it again.”
Recruit training is some of the toughest events many face and recruits build enough confidence to know they can get through any obstacle in life. The Obstacle Course shows recruits they are able to conquer obstacles they never thought they could, explained Goodly.
“The hardest part for me is the rope because I have a fear of heights. My fear of heights still persists but I know I can overcome it now like any other obstacle,” Goodly said.
Climbing the rope is not only hard because of the height, it also requires strength and proficiency in the climbing technique to reach the top.
“The rope climb is hard because it requires technique and a lot of upper and lower body strength. You have to figure out how to wrap the rope around your leg but once you know how to do it, it becomes easy,” said Broadway.
Once they are at the top of the rope, recruits have to yell their name, platoon number and the name of their senior drill instructor - signaling the completion of the course.
After the course is over, recruits have one more physical push to make. They have to buddy drag or fireman’s carry a recruit, of similar size, approximately 40 yards.
Recruits of Co. G will face the Obstacle Course again during training day 47 and during the Crucible. They have a long road ahead but their confidence and physical fitness will help recruits push ahead to earning their Eagle, Globe and Anchor—the emblem of a Marine.
| Date Taken: | 08.01.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 08.01.2013 18:07 |
| Story ID: | 111218 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CA, US |
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