Train Wreck: Firsthand Account of Marine Corps Boot Camp

Everybody has something inside of them that tells them to dig deeper, strive to be better, to never settle for second best…to go for the gold. This is the firsthand account of Private Julie Geoghegan as a recruit on Parris Island for the most grueling three months anybody could expect of basic training, complete with unedited letters home about what it’s really like in the barracks and in the field. Included are chapters about the enlistment process, arriving at Parris Island, the Crucible, and finally being reunited with family for the first time since leaving civilian life behind. This is for anybody who wishes to enlist in the United States Marine Corps, who is about to leave for boot camp, or who would like to virtually relive the best and worst times of their lives.