Marine Corps Recruits - Rappel Tower At Parris Island

U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, practice utilizing the rappel tower as part of their rapid deployment techniques training during Training day 25 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina.

U.S. Marine Corps video by
Lance Cpl. Devon A. Burton
Lance Cpl. Carl Warren
March 2018

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2018 edit

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[johnwilliamson]

I went thru Parris Island in 1968. We didn't have this then. All we had was the `confidence course`. This looks like it would be kinda fun.

[tylerb]

Went down this exact tower in jrotc. Scariest thing You’ll ever do is getting in that L shape. After that it’s not bad. Done it multiple times before with real harnesses, that rope harness they construct for you leaves you wishing you had a little more support, but they know what they’re doing.

[TheChaz]

These are the nicest DIs in the world!

[m.d.bishop]

In 00 I said sir this recruit is afraid of heights and the instructor proceeded to slam is fist into my chest pushing me over the edge. Instantly the fear was gone and I went down. I wanted to do it again. I was also wearing two right handed gloves. I just made it work. It was amazing and I wanted to go again. That day we had the females beside us and a girl fell off. That day I learned that a human body does bounce a little.

[sbagwell]

I loved it so much, started rock climbing in joshua tree. Many, many years ago.
DI snapped the brake on me coming down the hell hole so fast it stretched my junk.
Semper Limping

[grinhouserecords]

Platoon 3078, great cycle and proud to be a United States marine

[mikejozefowicz]

1980. I was.on the helicopter repel. I had two false starts. The third attempt I had boot assist.

[Yankeebelletreeworks]

18 years ago i did this and it was exactly the same lol

[Moderator_user]

I’m joining the marines next year in the summer, nobody has ever died or broke a leg doing this?

[cvpiguy]

I did this when I was 10 and was quite high too

[Jeanettesboxingchannel]

Dont you have to go up too? Or how do they take you there?

[TheCamberwell]

Were the inside out shirts not good with heights?

[KenCrutchfield-qsht]

We got a 6 ft piece of rope and d ring. Had to tie our own.

[gaininfo]

They are just showing us, not giving us how to use that rope

[javierpupo]

God, I am not looking forward to this.

[tommyyoloswag]

Am I the only one who thinks this looks fun?

[glizzygoblin-nluh]

Isnt it impossible to free fall off the wall with the beal youd just slowly go down

[andrecharlebois]

Can anyone name the belay method? I call it the "Marine Corps Barber Pole Belay" given the rope winding around the biner spine. I can't find a formal name for it, but I consider it the ultimate ultralight belay method. Kills the munter, which prematurely wears the rope.

[Woodchipsnjoysticks]

Ssgt Arzeta-Ferror at 04:08
He had no emotion other than content and non content...ever...

[garynelson]

Where that attachment point is now, is cheating. When I went through, the darn Rope was attached to the Deck. So when you went over the edge to take-up was a doozy!! You went from standing straight up, to 90degs instantly.