Product Details

• Actors: United States Marines
• Directors: Ron Tucker
• Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Restored, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Good-To-Go Video
• DVD Release Date: November 10, 2003
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000WUQQQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,883 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

By definition, a crucible is a state of prolonged anguish and privation. As it relates to the making of Marines for the 21st century, it's boot camp's defining moment. Designed to test recruits to the limit both physically and mentally, it also drives home the core values of honor, courage, and commitment. Witness for yourself this final rite of passage in becoming a United States Marine. This 54 hour event occurring near the end of recruit training features little sleep, little food, over 40 miles of forced marches and 32 stations that test physical toughness and mental agility. It is designed to build self-confidence, teamwork, trust in fellow Marines, positive peer pressure and emphasizes the core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment.(50min) (1998).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OohRah! Great piece of work., December 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Crucible: Making Marines for the 21st Century [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video really captures the emotion and pride felt when one becomes a Marine. Being one who doesn't accept change easily, I was reluctant to accept this new and improved recruit training event called the Crucible. Truth is, I wish this had been around when I went through some 40 years ago. The folks at Good-To-Go Video continue to produce quality programs for those who are the friends of the Corps. Well done.!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful overview of Marine Corps recruiting, November 12, 2006

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Thomas Goudreau "Tom" (Vienna, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Crucible: Making Marines for the 21st Century (DVD)

If you want to understand the process the Marine Corps uses to recruit, train and orient new Marines to the requirements of Marine Corps life and duties, this will be a good video. While much has changed over the past 235+ years since the Marine Corps was founded, recruit training has, and always will be, a rite of passage. For those considering enlisting, this video will provide an overview of what awaits a new recruit. For those whose family members are Marine Corps enlisted, this can provide insight to the values that are at the heart of the Marine Corps. For those seeking to understand how the Marine Corps develops men and women to be part of a high performance team, this video will answer some of those questions as well. The video only includes Paris Island and MCRD San Diego; for those preparing for Officer Candidate School this video will have less to offer. Ron Tucker does a great job of sharing the "emotion" of being part of the Corps.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 20 Minutes, May 4, 2008

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Stephen D. Cotterill (Calif) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Crucible: Making Marines for the 21st Century (DVD)

After the first 20 minutes of the video, it finally got into the actual Crucible- which is what I had bought it for. My son, who is the Marine, would talk very little about the ordeal, except for a few Warrior Stations and the dreaded ascencion up the Hill and I had heard only snippets from other, so I was very interested to see what he had gone through.
The first 20 minutes were the initial Boot Camp experineces which I had already seen in the Discovery Channel and Documentary Channel various productions and they were well worth the separate purchases. I didn't know that the recruits had to undergo a variety of training models including on your back crawls in pools of water under barbed wire with full pack and rifle. Not to mention the machine gun fire over the fencing. This added to the experience of being there without actually being there.