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Does Mississippi have a Boot Camp program?

Parris Island, South Carolina.  The United States Marine Corps.  1987.  Third Battalion, India Company, Platoon 3056. I joined the Marine Corps on a whim.  The recruiter told me he “only had one space left,” and I believed him.  When I got on the bus to Marine Corps boot camp I found out that recruiter had filled that “one space” with me and eight others.  I was 20 years old.  I had a smart mouth.  I stayed in the sand pit a lot.  I lost 45 pounds.  It was the hottest summer I can remember.  It was the best thing that could

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