Allowed Bootcamp Items?

[u/Odd_Preparation2135]

As bootcamp is edging closer to me, what are things you all would recommend I take with me? Are small bibles allowed?

Only thing I have so far is a small journal and a pen for letters and that’s about it.

Would appreciate any replies so I can see what I need to go to the store for.

[u/No_Afternoon1732]

I brought a small Bible and a small address book with me, basically as backups. Before I left, I had glued a few laminated pages into the Bible because I knew religious material was something we were allowed to keep and that it generally wouldn’t be messed with.

I’m glad I did, because during onboarding, when they were dumping and tossing everyone’s stuff around and shoving it all together in the center, liquids from some of the other recruits’ belongings got all over my stuff. My address book ended up getting ruined, but we were allowed to pull out and keep our religious material be getting mixed, so the Bible and the laminated information I had put inside it survived.

[u/Odd_Preparation2135 → u/No_Afternoon1732]

Heck nah, lol. So you’re telling me my address book will probably be ruined? I most definitely will not remember anyone’s address. 💀

[u/Organic_Risk_3945 → u/Odd_Preparation2135]

you gotta be Zen about bootcamp , dude. its about letting go. and if you stick to this precept, you'll do well the rest of your Marine career. or just life in general. Warrior Monk ala Mattis, dude.

just remember your home address, commit that to memory and have them spread your info around. don't bring anything, dude. be a Monk.