T-61-63 (September 22-24) THE CRUCIBLE

T-61-63 (September 22-24) THE CRUCIBLE

Oh my goodness!  It's the culmination of the past 12 weeks.  The schedule for the three days is
as follows:

Day 1 - Tuesday – September 22, 2015

2 a.m. Reveille
3 a.m. Night Movement - 6 mile hike to the Crucible Site

At 5:30 a.m. and for the next 13 hours, the Recruits do these events.

Event 1

Battle of Hue City - Vietnam - Teams supply water, ammunition, MREs through a course which consists of trenches, wire fences, and walls
After resupply course, teams negotiate the warrior stations

Pfc Jenkins Pinnacle - Teams cross 2 horizontal cable-supported logs

Pfc Garcia's Engagement - Individuals demonstrate their knowledge of hand-to-hand combat skills and then participate in a warrior case study of Pfc Garcia

Lehew's Challenge - Teams of 2 climb over and 8 ft high horizontal log

Corbin's Convoy - Teams react to a simulated IED while on patrol

Event 2

Battle of Belleau Wood: Pugil Sticks/Body Sparring

Leadership Reaction Course
A 3 hour event in which the teams perform 6 reaction course problems which test their ability to
work as a team to solve problems. Some of the problems include: using 3 wooden boards to cross a number of stumps without touching the ground, negotiating a water hole using the same wooden board concept to get from point A to point B, transporting a large container over a wall using the limited resources available

Event 3

Core Event and Warrior Stations
A 1 hr event which can hold a maximum of 6 teams working concurrently.

Noonan's Casualty Evacuation - The team will recover a downed pilot and another recruit "shot" by a sniper and transport them over a mile of wooded terrain.

Enhanced Obstacle Course - The Recruits carry a dummy casualty on a stretcher and ammunition cans from one end of a standard Marine Corps obstacle course to the other, going over all obstacles.

Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) Strikes Station - Recruits are requited to demonstrate and conduct five minute MCMAP strikes

Core Values Station - Recruits sit inside a hut and receive information on a particular core value from their drill instructor

8 p.m. - 11 p.m. - Night Event - Five mile night hike with a time limit of three hours.
Midnight - 4 a.m. - Sleep

DAY 2 - Wednesday – September 23, 2015

4 a.m. Reveille
At 5:30 and for the next 13 hrs, the Recruits do these Events 4-6.

Event 4 –

Battle of Fallujah - A one hour event in which teams resupply water, ammunition and MREs through the Combat Assault Course. Following the completion of the Battle of Fallujah, Recruits negotiate a bayonet assault course and the warrior stations below.

Perez' Passage - Teams cross a "contaminated area" by swinging on the ropes from "safe spot" to safe spot."

Kraft's Struggle - Teams climb a 10 foot wall and climb down the opposite side by a knotted rope.

John Quick Trail - Navigation Station - Basic map reading and grid coordinate plotting will be reviewed and evaluated.

Core Values Station - Recruits sit inside a hut and receive information on a particular core value from their drill instructor.

Event 5 –

Battle of Mariana Islands - Combat Endurance Course
Teams have 2 hrs to complete 5 events of a modified Confidence Course.

The Skyscraper - The team retrieves a "wounded" dummy from the top of an 18 ft tower.

Stairway to Heaven - Team members move 2 ammunition cans over the top of a 36 ft ladder obstacle.

The Weaver - Team members climb over and under 24 logs, 42 ft in length ascending to 14 ft as they carry ammunition and water re- supply cans.
In addition to the Enhanced Confidence Course, teams go through a Combat Endurance Course.

Combat Endurance Course - Teams conduct a simulated patrol, negotiate the obstacles and report the number and types of obstacles to intelligence sources.

Event 6 –

Battle of Khe Sanh (Unknown Distance Firing) - Teams of 4 fire 2 magazines of 5 rounds each from simulated building structures at unknown distance targets in a time limit of 70 seconds. The number of targets hit and humber of unused ammunition is then recorded.
Following Day's Defense, team members participate in a 250 meter casualty evacuation where members remove simulated casualties from a simulated danger area consisting of artillery simulators.

8 p.m. - 11 p.m. - Night Event - Night Infiltration Course - Teams re-supply water, ammunition, and MREs through the Combat Assault Course with the added obstacle of darkness.

Midnight - 4 a.m. - Sleep

"The Reaper" - The final climb on the final hike.

Day 3 - Thursday – September 24, 2015
3 a.m. Reveille -

4 a.m. - 7 a.m. - Recruits conduct a 9 mile hike from the Crucible site back to the battalion
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Eagle Globe and Anchor Ceremony - New Marines receive and Eagle Globe and Anchor from their Drill Instructor marking their transition from a recruit to a Marine.

Warrior's Breakfast - The new Marines are treated to a breakfast fit for only true warriors. It consists of all-you-can-eat steak, eggs and potatoes.