--- title: "This incredible rap song perfectly captures life in Marine Corps infantry" date: "2019-01-28" modified: "2020-10-22" authors: - name: "Tim Kirkpatrick" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/tkirkpatrick/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/this-incredible-rap-song-perfectly-captures-life-in-marine-corps-infantry/" categories: - "Entertainment" - "Join the Military" - "Military Culture" - "Music" --- # This incredible rap song perfectly captures life in Marine Corps infantry ![]() Serving in the Marine Corps infantry is one of the most taxing occupations the military has to offer. Whether you're out patrolling in a hot zone, calling in mortars on an enemy position or just humping hundreds of pounds of gear, it's tough. --- For one former Marine, military service fuels his music and reflects his experiences in the Corps. "So you're the newest PFC? Well, welcome to the infantry. Around here we like to do things a little differently. I know your drill instructor taught you those morals and ethics, but you got to put that to the side to kill more efficiently. " These are the opening lyrics of "Welcome to the Infantry" performed by Marine rapper, Fitzy Mess, and they couldn't be more truthful. ### Related: [7 things you should know before joining the infantry]() Check out [Fitzy Mess]()' video below for his cathartic rap song about life in the Marine infantry. And turn your sound up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz0xwvMmVg0 ([Fitzy Mess](), YouTube) ## Author Tim Kirkpatrick entered the Navy in 2007 as a Hospital Corpsman and deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan with 3rd Battalion 5th Marines in the fall of 2010. Tim now has degrees in both Film Production and Screenwriting. tim.kirkpatrick@wearethemighty.com