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Archive: September, 2016

18-Year-Old Father of Three Earns Title September 23, 2016 — Joining the Marine Corps after high school graduation is the pathway to adulthood for many teens. However, for an 18-year-old, Wharton, Texas, native, adult life started much sooner than graduating high school. He had to learn how to balance growing up with becoming a father at the same time. Private First Class Kirkland B. Outlar, Fox MORE

New Marine alters plans by joining Marine Corps September 14, 2016 — Even with his life following his plan, Lance Cpl. Stephen J. Bayer, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, was looking for a change of pace in his life, and found it with the Marine Corps. MORE

Golf Company Marine Stays Ambitious and Humble September 2, 2016 — Recruits received discipline from drill instructors from the very beginning of training, but it takes self-disciple for recruits to acquire initiative and ambition. For Pvt. Jacob A. Clark, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, that ambitious attitude came easily. “I was sitting on my couch in my underwear eating a bowl of MORE

Star player trades cleats for combat boots September 1, 2016 — “I just realized I wanted to do something bigger for myself,” said Lance Cpl. John R. Porchivina, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. “I was just sitting around doing nothing. I could go to school and play football, but how is that benefiting anybody else but me?” The 20 year old grew up in Novato, Calif., with a loving and supportive family that included his mother, father, brother and sister. He played football, baseball and basketball, but decided to commit most of his time to his favorite sport, football. He played in the Pop Warner league and at Casa Grande High School. “Football was what I excelled in,” said Porchivina. “It was pretty much my entire life. When I was a kid, I realized I wanted to play football in college and later join the Marine Corps.” MORE