I told myself, ‘I know I can be better. I know I’m supposed to be better,’ and 'Just get it done. Don’t stop until you get it ...

Various footage of USMC pugil stick fights at boot camp Parris Island and boot camp San Diego and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base. Pugil Sticks are padded poles used since the early 1940s by U.S.

From buzz cuts and bed inspections to early wake-up calls and all-day training, boot camp is a crash course in discipline, grit, and growing up fast. Young recruits are tossed into a world of grueling ...