1 00:00:00,473 --> 00:00:01,890 (explosion) 2 00:00:01,890 --> 00:00:04,676 (explosion) 3 00:00:04,676 --> 00:00:07,843 - [Crew] Rollover, rollover, rollover! 4 00:00:09,070 --> 00:00:10,720 - The biggest challenge of the egress 5 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:14,266 is knowing where you are in the vehicle. 6 00:00:14,266 --> 00:00:17,310 It's very disorienting, especially when you have 7 00:00:17,310 --> 00:00:19,650 to get out, you're in a position 8 00:00:19,650 --> 00:00:22,340 that you're not necessarily comfortable with. 9 00:00:22,340 --> 00:00:24,800 The whole training evolution, my Gunny and I, 10 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,040 we were staged at different Humvees, MRAPs, 11 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,370 and you would put on gear, and the whole training evolution 12 00:00:30,370 --> 00:00:33,780 was to roll over and simulate an IED blast, 13 00:00:33,780 --> 00:00:35,406 and make sure that the Marines know how to egress 14 00:00:35,406 --> 00:00:36,943 out of a vehicle. 15 00:00:38,850 --> 00:00:40,290 - I was excited, but nervous at the same time. 16 00:00:40,290 --> 00:00:42,620 You always get a little pit in your stomach, 17 00:00:42,620 --> 00:00:43,710 any time you've gotta do something 18 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:45,240 that simulates any types of things that you might 19 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:46,140 face in real life. 20 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:51,130 The instructors at DPC/RCU-East are very knowledgeable 21 00:00:51,130 --> 00:00:53,260 on the material, they helped me out 22 00:00:53,260 --> 00:00:57,140 a lot, and I know a lot of Marines got valuable training 23 00:00:57,140 --> 00:00:59,290 from that, you know. 24 00:00:59,290 --> 00:01:00,855 - [Cpl. Chaparro] There were three parts to the training, 25 00:01:00,855 --> 00:01:04,290 and there's one where all the Marines were just progressing 26 00:01:04,290 --> 00:01:06,940 in a 180 degree turn, then there's another 27 00:01:06,940 --> 00:01:08,390 where you have a casualty, 28 00:01:08,390 --> 00:01:11,568 it's difficult when you have to egress and also, 29 00:01:11,568 --> 00:01:13,565 put a tourniquet on your casualty, 30 00:01:13,565 --> 00:01:18,230 pull out, do a 5- and 25-meter security, 31 00:01:18,230 --> 00:01:21,040 then pull out your casualty, make sure everyone's stable, 32 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:22,350 and then continue on with the fight. 33 00:01:22,350 --> 00:01:24,134 The last part of the training is simulating 34 00:01:24,134 --> 00:01:26,790 with a blackout, so blackout means, 35 00:01:26,790 --> 00:01:28,270 is you can't see anything. 36 00:01:28,270 --> 00:01:31,300 It's supposed to simulate if the vehicle caught on fire. 37 00:01:31,300 --> 00:01:34,750 Once you are tipped over, and you can't see anything, 38 00:01:34,750 --> 00:01:36,414 you basically have to know your vehicle. 39 00:01:36,414 --> 00:01:37,877 And that's something that the instructors 40 00:01:37,877 --> 00:01:40,810 at DPC/RSU-East taught us very well. 41 00:01:40,810 --> 00:01:42,490 Know your vehicle, know your Marines, 42 00:01:42,490 --> 00:01:45,690 have confidence, and everything should go very smoothly. 43 00:01:45,690 --> 00:01:46,820 - [Cpl. Morrisseau] The training definitely helps me 44 00:01:46,820 --> 00:01:48,190 become a better Reserve Marine. 45 00:01:48,190 --> 00:01:49,910 I can come back to my unit, teach other Marines 46 00:01:49,910 --> 00:01:52,500 the material, have them be more knowledgeable, 47 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:53,736 especially on the fact that we only drill 48 00:01:53,736 --> 00:01:56,230 once a month and two weeks out of the summer, 49 00:01:56,230 --> 00:01:59,202 so with not having as much time as Active Duty Marines do, 50 00:01:59,202 --> 00:02:01,960 the more knowledge we have, the more capable we are of being 51 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,110 a better reserve force.