Parris Island 2008 edition
Parris Island First Edition
A Woman's Memoir of Marine Corps Boot Camp
In this fast paced, attention-grabbing memoir, college party girl Lisa Cordeiro suddenly joins the Marines and is sent to boot camp at Parris Island in South Carolina. There she undergoes a transformation into a woman filled with strength and confidence by the gritty 13 week Marine training. A must read for anyone thinking of joining the military, this is an outstanding story of human triumph that is the Publisher’s Pick for July 2004. - The Publisher
Nineteen-year-old Lisa Cordeiro has no idea what to do with her life. She changes her major every week at UMass Amherst, around the constant partying in college and in Boston. She never considered it before, but one day she decides to join the military. On visiting the recruiting office, a Marine recruiter convinces her to enlist active-duty in the Marine Corps. She’s headed for boot camp in Parris Island, South Carolina for a thirteen-week training regime considered by many to be the most difficult military training in the world.
At Parris Island, drill instructors break recruits down as individuals and rebuild them as Marines, part of a group. It is extremely difficult for men to make it through and it’s no easier for the women. Under the relentless eyes of four women drill instructors, women recruits are challenged by a dizzying array of obstacles tearing down every inhibition and self-doubt. Every dread is exploited and every fear is confronted.
Lisa Cordeiro brings you along on an intensely personal, physical, spiritual, and sometimes comical struggle to become a Marine. Letters from family and friends allow her to temporarily escape this new world she has entered, and give readers a glimpse into her life back at home.
From choosing among the various sales pitches thrown by military recruiters to survival tactics in boot camp, Parris Island allows you to experience Marine Corps boot camp like never before.
Parris Island: A Woman's Memoir of Marine Corps Boot Camp is available in the following formats:
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"The author's descriptions of Parris Island's training of women recuits are gritty, gripping, and beautifully written... I've never read a better account of the transformation worked by military training."
"Lisa Cordeiro writes with honesty, humility and a touch of humor... Parris Island is a powerful, poignant, and personal look at how one woman earned the right to be called a Marine."
"Parris Island is a fast paced, attention-grabbing memoir."
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