The Marines have always been an elite fighting force. For years there slogan has been “We are looking for a Few Good Men.”
A Pastor by the name of David Schaal said that his Marine Corps Boot camp lasted 18 weeks. He says that during that 18 week period the recruits were never, ever called Marines. David says that the very last week of Boot Camp was filled with excitement because they all knew they were getting ready to to graduate. Then their Drill Instructors gave all of them a patch to iron on our camouflaged uniform. The Patch simply said- U.S. Marine He says, “We were finally WORTHY of calling ourselves Marines. David Schall says to this day one of the proudest moments of his life, was right after graduation, when his Senior Drill Instructor, looked him in the eye and said, ‘Congratulations Marine”- The Marine Corps is a very proud, exclusive fighting organization, not everybody can become a Marine.