Photo By Cpl. Krista James | Koty Lee (left) and Klare Lee (right), future Marines out of Recruiting Sub-Station...... read more read more
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ANNISTON, Ala. - Marine Corps recruit training is known to be the toughest training out of all the military branches. With 13 weeks of physical, mental and moral training, recruits are pushed passed their limits, stripped of the person they used to be and transformed into a disciplined, well-rounded United States Marine.
Recruit training consists of Marine Corps martial arts, swimming qualifications, the rifle range, basic warrior training, and the infamous Crucible; the final training exercise before recruits become Marines. Imagine if you could endure the toughest training in the nation all while knowing your sibling is there completing obstacles at the same time as you are.
For Koty Lee (25) and Klare Lee (23), siblings out of Recruiting Sub-Station Anniston, Alabama, this is reality.
“I wanted to join around age seven,” Koty said. “I wanted to be the best and I wanted the greatest challenge.”
Klare, on the other hand, didn’t plan on joining the Marine Corps until after high school.
“I made my decision after my two years of experience with the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps at Jacksonville State University. I learned I would enjoy the military lifestyle, but would prefer a different branch than the Army,” Klare said.
Recruits are constantly pushing themselves to complete various tasks during recruit training while competing with each other to be the best recruit in their platoon. The same goes for the Lee siblings.
Koty said that having his sibling at boot camp with him would be beneficial because he feels like he would have a more intense competition.
“I believe knowing my brother [is there] will motivate me to graduate as the best Marine I can be,” Klare said. “He pushes me more than most people and sharing this [experience] makes it more special.”
The Lee siblings leave for their 13-week transformation on Monday, March 7th and are slated to graduate on June 3. After graduating from Marine Corps boot camp in Parris Island, S.C. and attending Marine Combat Training, Koty hopes to become a Marine Corps Infantryman while Klare hopes to become an Intelligence Specialist.
“Anything that’s worth getting takes work,” Klare said. “If you want the title of anything, including Marine, don’t let the effort it takes to achieve it scare you away from the challenge.”
| Date Taken: | 03.03.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 03.03.2016 11:03 |
| Story ID: | 190969 |
| Location: | ANNISTON, AL, US |
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