Co. E prepares for Crucible through Sustainment Hike
May 12, 2012 — A recruit may never realize the amount of miles they’ve put on their feet or how far they’ve traveled in order to earn the title of United States Marine. Through every step, they become stronger, each learning about their body’s limits. Recruits of Company E, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion completed a sustainment hike May 12 aboard Marine Corps MORE
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Company G recruits learn Marine Corps history
May 11, 2012 — Company G received an overview of Marine Corps history May 11 aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, learning about Marine involvement in the Vietnam and Korean War eras. “It’s important for them to know where the Marine Corps has been and where the traditions we uphold come from,” said Sgt. Daniel Downing, senior drill instructor, Platoon MORE
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Recruits build physical fitness, endurance
May 10, 2012 — Recruits of Company A 1st Recruit Training Battalion, closed out their third week of training with an ability group run and stations aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego May 10. Ability group runs help recruits build and maintain the strength and endurance they will need to successfully complete recruit training. “It’s used more for MORE
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Co. E recruits test their physical abilities
May 07, 2012 — A recruit’s physical endurance and development is important throughout recruit training. Each recruit is tested near the end of recruit training through a Physical Fitness Test, which is a test designed to measure a Marine’s physical strength, agility, and endurance. Before the final PFT, recruits see where they stand physically through an MORE
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Yellow footprints: The initial step into recruit training
May 03, 2012 — Every step recruits take during recruit training brings them closer to earning the title of United States Marine, but one of the first steps they take is upon the infamous yellow footprints at Receiving Company aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. “This is just a stepping stone into recruit training,” said Sgt. Cory Marcus, senior drill MORE
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Recruits prepare to reach new heights
April 23, 2012 — When recruits step on the yellow foot prints, they’re not sure of what challenges they’ll face. Recruit training requires them to overcome various mental and physical obstacles with fellow comrades. Week three aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Company H recruits took on low obstacles during the Confidence Course April 23. This course MORE
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Co. D passes inspection, prepares for 2nd phase
April 20, 2012 — With one event on their mind a group of yelling drill instructors ran through Company D Platoons before one of their first big tests April 20 aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. “This is their first Marine Corps inspection,” said 1st Sgt. Lucas Harold, Co. D first sergeant, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, about the impending Senior Drill MORE
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Recruits D learns to carry injured
April 11, 2012 — Recruits of Company D, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, attended their fourth combat care class during week three of recruit training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego April 11. During Combat Care IV, recruits learn how to safely carry their injured comrades on the battlefield and how to make a stetcher with easily obtainable items. MORE
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Co. C recruits take the high ground
March 30, 2012 — Some faces expressed excitement, some terror, as the recruits of Company C climbed to the top of the 60-foot rappel tower aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego March 30. Less than three weeks before recruit training ends for Co. C, they were faced with a leap of faith in their drill instructors and martial arts instructor trainers. “During MORE
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Co. F recruits display skills, earn MCMAP tan belts
March 28, 2012 — To earn the title ‘Marine’, a recruit must complete a variety of tests aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. One of the many tests at recruit training is earning the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program tan belt. Recruits from Company F showed their drill instructors everything they retained from MCMAP training by demonstrating the entire tan MORE
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