Posted on Oct 14, 2015
Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center - Who's been to this lovely place as a student (or stationed)?
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I went in April of last year to Mountain Survival Course - hands down the best cadre I've experienced in 18+ years in the military (with countless civilian and sister branch schools attended) and the best course I've taken to date. The knowledge I've gained in that course is not just applicable to a cold mountain side, but to life as a whole.
Who else has attended training at Bridgeport? What course(s)? Winter or Summer? Best memory? Worse memory?
Who else has attended training at Bridgeport? What course(s)? Winter or Summer? Best memory? Worse memory?
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Mountain Warfare (Summer/Winter) Survival
Edited 9 y ago
Posted 9 y ago
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Agreed. I was there in the winter of 07. The best training experience I had in 8 years in the MC. Closest thing to a real life experience I ever had. We even had an acl tear and had to traverse the side of an avalanche suspect mountain side to get him to the medivac site. 6 day survival course. I'm an avid wilderness hiker/camper and I still use skills I learned there for both my warm weather and cold weather treks. I hope that place and that program stays in the budget for a long long time. The MC isn't always perfect, but they got that one right for sure.
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I couldn't agree with you more Sgt Jevon Ciciliot, in regards to the USMC and getting the courses at MTWC "right". Even in the "suck" moments (hiking up a snow side of the mountain and postholing at what seemed to be every 15-20'), I always relished the opportunity the MC extended to a Soldier and I enjoyed each and every day of the 24 day experience, regardless how much "suck" we went through.
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Did the winter package in Feb-March 95. Heaviest pack I ever carried. I never did catch on to skiing. I think I spent more time under the snow than on top of it.
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I used to fly SAR up there. Great mountain flying and confined area landings.
Hot summer days and high altitude made for some interesting applied physics :-)
Hot summer days and high altitude made for some interesting applied physics :-)
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