User blog comment:Griever0311/Ask A Marine Part Deux/@comment-1260687-20100319211700

@Pup42512n: Boot camp was probably the most unpleasant experience in my life (outside of the deployments) before I adapted to it.

@MedicG89: Basic instruction in survival techniques and procedures, with specific instruction on behavior and protocols in relevant operational areas, yes; SERE school, no. We're not as likely to be cut off alone as, let's say, a pilot is.

@Dolton: I've done it since I was a child learning to shoot (it's how I was taught to fire a weapon, and continued to do so during military service.