Four in the Corps: From Boot Camp to Baghdad- One Grunt's Enlistment [Paperback]

Richard Meyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 2005

Four in the Corps takes you from the famed yellow footprints of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot to the sands of Iraq, and all points in between. Though there are many books that describe a specific battle or give a broad overview of an entire war, there are few that do what this one does: give you a day-by-day account of what it's really like to go through a four-year enlistment as a United States Marine. From walking into a recruiter's office in a run-down strip mall in Austin, Texas, to getting out four years later as a combat vet with an Honorable Discharge, nothing is left out- the good, the bad or the appallingly disgusting. Just as interesting as the ambushes and firefights are the life-long friendships and intense rivalries that spring up among these men. No detail is spared, no matter how gruesome, ridiculous or embarrassing to the author it may be.

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About the Author

Richard C. Meyer enlisted as a grunt in the Marine Corps at the ridiculous age of 26. Stumbling up the chain-of-command with near-record speed, he ended up as a machinegun squad leader in the first ground combat force to enter Iraq.

Product Details

• Paperback: 428 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (April 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595350763
• ISBN-13: 978-0595350766
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,121,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars this book sucks i would have given it a negative 5 if possible, April 27, 2009

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johnny ngo (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Four in the Corps: From Boot Camp to Baghdad- One Grunt's Enlistment (Paperback)

i think its pretty low for meyers to write a book talking about marines that were just trying to make the best out of a bad situation. If he felt that way about all the marines in his company, why did he not say it to their face? because he is a girl that's why! No one has even read this piece of crap anyway.
It sounded like he read Jarhead a million times and tried write his own version except he was less talented. Meyers was not even in the company for the first two years he was doing Pog duties because he was a total turd! I wasnt the best marine in all fairness, but i would NEVER write a book talking smack about fellow marines and pretend im some sort of bigshot! Cmon Meyers! Admit that you were a complete turd!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I am the author and this book SUCKS!, February 14, 2010

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Richard C. Meyer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four in the Corps: From Boot Camp to Baghdad- One Grunt's Enlistment (Paperback)

Hi, I wrote this book and it sucks. No, this isn't some childish prank. I really am the author, Richard C. Meyer, and I am not proud of this book. I self-published 5 years ago, thinking it would only be online for one year but it just never goes away. I am currently trying to get it taken down.

Why do I think it sucks? Too much whining and "telling tales out of school." Nothing in it is untrue, but in retrospect, really should have kept many of these stories to myself.

In short, the Marines was the best part of my life and I should have written a more positive portrayal.

DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!!!