This Recruit: A Firsthand Account of Marine Corps Boot Camp, Written While Knee-Deep in the Mayhem of Parris Island

Just before the dawn of the Global War on Terror, Kieran Michael Lalor left his career as a high school social studies teacher, endeavoring to fulfill his lifelong dream. Lalor followed his father and brother's footsteps into the United States Marine Corps. This Recruit presents Lalor's nightly journal entries, beginning with the uneasy trip to the recruiter's office and the eerily quiet midnight bus ride to Parris Island. Lalor describes the wic...

By Kieran Michael Lalor
Paperback: 312 pages
Publisher: iUniverse (November 8, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781450264587
ISBN-13: 978-1450264587
ASIN: 1450264581
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
Amazon Rank: 1858622
Format: PDF Text TXT book

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I have never been to boot camp myself (I purchased this when I was considering joining the military), so I can't say how well it describes the experience, but the writing style is excellent. The author was very informative about every aspect he went

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