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Marine boot camps are training camps for would-be marines. They are conducted at Parris Island, South Carolina and in San Diego, California. Courses are designed for training recruits in physical fitness, discipline, management skills, technical knowledge and general aptitude for marine life. The basic training program is a 13-week course, which is followed by an infantry training. This infantry training is conducted at Camp Geiger, North Carolina for Parris Island trainees and Camp Pendleton, California for San Diego trainees.

Training at a marine boot camp is not just physical, it is mental as well. Recruits are taught the basic moral values of marine life-Honor, Courage, Commitment. Recruits are not allowed to communicate with their family and friends, and they are taught the basics of marine life in the confines of the boot camp. It is a strenuous process, which culminates in the transformation of a raw recruit into a hardened marine.

The first step at a marine camp is Recruit Receiving. Recruits are instructed in their life at the camp, given their gear, toiletries and a haircut. Medical tests are performed, and recruits are made to do certain exercises like sit-ups, pull-ups, running, etc. to determine their physical capabilities. Forming follows this, when the recruits meet their instructors. Basic marching and discipline is taught at this stage. After this come the Drills, where marines are made to work together in moving from place to place. This is the time when recruits learn of the significance of synchronization in marine life.

Then comes a period of Physical Training, during which the instructor stands on a table and supervises the recruits as they perform exercises. Even marine courtesies, discipline, decision-making, etc. are grilled into the recruits’ minds at this stage.

The basic attraction of the marine boot camp is the Confidence Course, which is a 11-station obstacle course in water. Recruits have to score at least a Combat Water Survival score of four in order to progress beyond this stage. Basic Warrior Training follows, when the recruits have to pass the gas chamber test. Other survival skills are taught in this period.

But the most difficult period is the Crucible. This is a period when recruits are deprived of sleep and food and are made to march for as many as 40 miles, encountering obstacles along the way. During this period, recruits are expected to help each other along to survive. Many marines consider this period as the most unforgettable period of their lives.

After a final physical test and conclusive training, recruits are graduated to marines. Family and friends are invited to a ceremony at the Shepard Field Parade Deck as the fresh marines are awarded their posts in the US Marines.

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United States of America along with Prime Minister Harper of Canada have finally agreed-upon a favorable resolution to the softwood lumber trade dispute between the two countries. It is essential that the United States and Canada have a level playing field and fair trade.

Free trade is very important between our two nations, but fair trade is also paramount to strong diplomatic relations. It is good to see that the Bush administration and Prime Minister Harper’s administration are doing the right thing and solving this issue once and for all. At stake was the true viability of the North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA.

It is good to know that such trade disputes can be results peacefully without retaliation in other industry sectors on trade. Being trade wars against your neighbor no one wins, because the animosity can live for years and entire industries can be crushed mean less jobs on one-side of the border or the other causing economic downturns in various industry sectors, which in turn hurt very cross trade money flows we are trying to promote.

United States Ambassador Susan Schwab should be congratulated for her work in the helping of drafting of the framework, which effectively will end this trade dispute. This is very good for the American timber industry, the paper industry, the environment, the housing industry and U.S. Canada trade relations.

It is amazing will we can do what we work together with our northern neighbors. Consider this in 2006, as there are many more issues to deal with the future with many other nations.

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