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Co. G tramples Obstacle Course July 31, 2013 — Recruits of Company G, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, prevailed during the Obstacle Course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 26.They face the challenge of the Obstacle Course on training day nine. Its purpose is to build recruits’ confidence, endurance and self accomplishment, according to Staff Sgt. Ricky L. Broadway, senior drill MORE

Pvt. Completes training in spite of loss July 30, 2013 — The Marine Corps prides itself in instilling recruits with its core values; honor, courage and commitment. For Pvt. Justin B. Vannoord, Platoon 1033, Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, it was his grandfather, who taught him commitment to a task at hand and through the Marine Corps Vannoord can now display what he learned from him.As a MORE

Future of Corps forged at Drill Instructor School July 26, 2013 — “I say something you respond gentlemen!” yelled Staff Sgt. Michael D. Riggs, instructor, Drill Instructor School, Recruit Training Regiment. “What I demand of you is what you will demand of your recruits.” Students of Drill Instructor School go through a rigorous process of more than 500 hours of academics, physical training and practical MORE

Co. L Marine creates new family legacy in Marine Corps July 17, 2013 — Becoming a United States Marine is an accomplishment that stays with one their entire life. The legacy it creates within one’s family lasts generations. The challenges one must overcome to earn the title and create the legacy is a difficult path few choose to take. Pvt. Jacob R. Wright, Platoon 3255, Company L, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion MORE

Only the beginning July 17, 2013 — After spending four sleep deprived days in receiving, recruits of Company G, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, sat crisscross, quietly waiting to meet their drill instructors for the first time aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego July 12. “Receiving was the hardest week, it felt like it was the longest, however, I feel accomplished after MORE

One step closer to earning Marine title July 17, 2013 — The recruits of Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, spent the past ten weeks practicing and preparing for Final Drill. On Training Day 54 they finally had the opportunity to showcase all their hard work.Under the command of their senior drill instructor, the recruits displayed tight posture, performed sharp pivots and executed rifle manual MORE

Co. H recruits gain confidence with water survival skills July 17, 2013 — Recruits of Company H, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, completed the Water Survival Basic Qualification during Swim Week aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego July 8.The purpose of Swim Week is to introduce recruits to the Marine Corps combat water survival skills.Since the Marine Corps is an amphibious force, it is important to train MORE

MCMAP serves multiple purposes in recruit training July 17, 2013 — Recruits lined together in a mass formation and punched, kicked and countered together as one. This wasn’t by chance but rather by design.Recruits of Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, learned various techniques of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, tan belt syllabus.MCMAP is a five belt program, with tan being the lowest of the MORE

Co. L earn Eagle, Globe and Anchor July 17, 2013 — The Crucible, the culminating event of recruit training, is a 54-hour test of endurance in which recruits must conquer more than 30 different obstacles while they experience food and sleep deprivation.Recruits of Company L, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, completed the Crucible at Edson Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Calif. July 11. MORE

One tower, one company, one fear overcome July 12, 2013 — While the rappel tower looks tall from the bottom, recruits say it looks even taller from the top. Recruits of Company F, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, rappelled down a 60-foot tower aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot June 28. For many recruits the fear of heights consumed them entirely.“On a one-to-10 of fear, I was an MORE

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