Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46By YM/PFC Devin Islam Milton Lewis (FL) The Division 3 Camp this year was at Camp Rainey Mountain in Clayton, GA. It was a great camp with many activities! Some of the activities were Qualified Field Class, Seamanship Class, Marks- manship, Swimming and White Water Rafting and many other activities. I did the White Water Raft- ing and had so much fun rafting down the Nan- tahala River. I also decided to take the Qualified Field Course so I could earn a new ribbon. I learned a lot in the class and also on the overnight field ex- perience. I had to spend the night in a tent we built out of para cord, a tarp, and two trees. Next, we learned about how to make fire using different strate- gies (we used flint and steel to make our fire). Later, the older Young Marines went on a hike. They said it was very fun! When they returned from their hike, we prepared our dinner.We ate something theycalled“hobo food”which was a meat patty with car- rots and onions. You put all the ingredients in a tin foil wrap and then throw it in the fire. To my surprise, it tasted good. Then it was time to sleep in our tents. At sunrise we woke up and hiked back to the campground. I accomplished all tasks that are required and I earned my Quali- fied Field Ribbon... Ooh-rah! I Earned a Qualified Field Ribbon This Past Summer Whitewater rafting, that’s YM/PFC Devin Islam up in front! By YM/PFC Michael Manley Atlantic Coast (FL) I attended my first Divi- sion Encampment at Camp Rainey Mountain in Georgia. It was an amazing experi- ence, but my favorite part was Qualified Field. The first thing we had to do was take lessons so we could attend. We took lessons to learn how to pack, cook, light fires, etc. We needed to take these classes for 2 days in order to participate and try to earn a Qualified Field Ribbon. When we were actually ready to start our adventure,we packed our seabags and hiked up the mountain. When we reached our destination we were instructed to find an area to set up shelter. We used sticks, leaves and a tarp to make a shelter where we could sleep. After we finished building our shelter,we built a fire in the middle of camp. Once the fire was going we were given potatoes, a meat patty, onions and carrots so we could cook our chow. I was surprised how good it tast- ed. When we were done with our chow, one of our adult leaders showed us his Air Force survival kit. It had all sorts of things in it like a mini blanket, purifica- tion tablets and a first aid kit. It was so cool to see! We were given a couple of hours of down time before we had to hit the rack. We were given a choice to sleep in the shelter we built, or outdoors, under the stars. I chose to sleep under the stars because I have nev- er done anything like that before. It was so cool to sleep with only a sleeping bag on the ground. I have never slept without some type of shelter before, so it was great! I would definitely do that again. The next morning, we were instructed to take down our shelters and pack our gear. It was a lot easier to take down the shelter than to put it up. We hiked back down the mountain and returned to our units. Not only did I receive a Qualified Field ribbon, but I had a great experience. I learned survival skills that I would never have learned otherwise, This field adventure made me love the outdoors even more.I am happy that I was able to do this, and would definitely do it again. Using sticks, leaves, a tarp (and teamwork), we built our shelter at the campsite. 1st Division Encampment: “Would Definitely Do it Again” YOUNG MARINES ESPRIT ONLINE 29