What do Marines generally call new recruits in the Marine Corps?

**berryk** · 01-18-2011, 05:20 AM

Hi All;

What do Marines generally call new recruits in the Marine Corps? In other words green horns who have either just gotten out of basic or are completely new to combat?

Regards
Berryk

**jcalifornia** · 02-28-2011, 06:52 AM

Bullet sponges...

**hot shot** · 03-03-2011, 10:50 PM

We used to call them boots, but that was in the mid-90's.....God that makes me feel old!

**SVTxTERM1NATOR** · 03-03-2011, 10:57 PM

Lulz

**hot shot** · 03-03-2011, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by SVTxTERM1NATOR

Lulz

Damn. Now I have to go find out what he did and have a laugh I guess......

**Gubgub224** · 04-11-2011, 04:16 AM

FNG

**stowell17** · 04-11-2011, 04:29 AM

I could be way off here but i thought it was poolies

**freshmeat** · 04-11-2011, 06:24 AM

Fresh meat.

**///M*Hershey** · 04-11-2011, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by stowell17

I could be way off here but i thought it was poolies

"Poolies" was for even newer guys...guys that JUST signed on the dotted line & were awaiting their bootcamp date. Poolies are the guys awaiting their life to be changed. Lol.

In boot camp, u got called everyname in the book. From nice to not so nice. Devil dog, leatherneck, jarhead and even Marine were earned all jus to be called those names.

In bootcamp everyone called you "Recruit". You spoke in 3rd person terms... "This recruit requests to go make a head call (to use the bathroom)...or "this recruit has is feeling I'll". You even called the other members in your platoon "Recruit". Sorry for the rant. Seeing thread brought back memories.

Semper Fi to fellow Marines past present & future
Tango Battery 5/11 Camp Pendleton

**c6vette** · 04-11-2011, 05:49 PM

after boot camp every just calls you boot. or sometimes shower shoe.

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