Where were you in 2006? Family Day at MCRD San Diego. Charlie Company. Platoon 1089. My last cycle as a drill instructor—and here’s the crazy part: 1089 was my first cycle, too. I was the senior senior, the most senior of the senior drill instructors in the company, and this was one of the best teams I ever worked with. Belec was our J. He taught the drill and did a hell of a job. Fazica was our enforcer and later became a commissioned officer. Brown was the new drill instructor, so we called him “Bobby.” He showed up ready to crush recruits from day one and never slowed down. He’s since retired as a chief warrant officer. We even found out his face was on a Marine Corps poster. That sounds about right. 😂 Everybody showed up. Everybody worked. Every man on that team was better than me at something. Did one or two of us almost land the team in hot water? I’m not naming names. It was 2006. 😂 To put that year in perspective: Marines were fighting in Ramadi and Fallujah. The war in Afghanistan was still going on. The iPhone hadn’t even been introduced yet. Instagram was four years away. Nobody was posting this picture the day we took it. We had no idea where life would take any of us. Those recruits got trained hard. They knew how to be recruits, they knew how to drill, and by the time we were done, they knew how to be Marines. After this cycle, I went on to become the 1st Battalion Drill Master. Twenty years later, this is still one of my favorite memories. If you were in Platoon 1089, sound off. Where were the rest of you in 2006? And if this brought you to my page, I’m Barry. I’m a retired sergeant major and now a personal trainer. I help people: 💪 Go from zero toward 20 pull-ups 🔥 Lose fat and build muscle 🇺🇸 Prepare for the PFT and CFT 🏃 Improve their running and get in the best shape of their lives DM READY if you’re ready to get to work. - @bull52772