Summary of John Crawley's The Yank

By IRB Media

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#1 I wanted to join the Irish Republican Army, so I went to see a Marine recruiter who assured me the Marines had the best Special Forces of all. The elite of the elite. The cream of the Corps.

#2 I joined the Marines and was accepted into their Recon program, which was a challenge unlike anything I had experienced before.

#3 I joined the Marines, and was accepted into their Recon program, which was a challenge unlike anything I had experienced before.

#4 I joined the marines, and was accepted into their recon program, which was a challenge unlike anything I had experienced before. I was offered the chance to join the intelligence community after boot camp, but I declined. I had no intention of doing anything other than returning to Ireland and joining the IRA.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Oct 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350040197

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was supposed to be a Green Beret like my cousin Ken Crawley, who had spent seven years in that outfit. However, I ended up in the Marines instead. I wanted to be a Special Forces soldier.

#2

I joined the Marines, and was sent to Recon training. It was difficult, but I enjoyed it. The only thing was, I had to carry my balls in a wheelbarrow.

#3

I was made a House Mouse, which was a recruit tasked with cleaning out the drill instructors’ quarters at the top of the squad bay. There were three House Mouses. I was promoted to King Rat, which put me in charge of the House Mouses.

#4

I was approached by a drill instructor one day, who told me that I had the highest language aptitude of the 19,000 Marines who took the test. He offered me a job with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or Central Intelligence Agency, but I declined. I had no intention of doing anything other than returning to Ireland and joining the IRA.

#5

I was one of a handful of recruits meritoriously promoted to Private First Class. I had earned my first stripe. I was sent to Camp Pendleton for Advanced Infantry Training, where I learned how to move, shoot, and communicate as a team.

#6

I was offered the chance to attend the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, but I declined. I was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan. I was a Marine rifleman. On landing in Okinawa, I was given a