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Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stand at parade rest and wait for their turn to be inspected during the Series Commander Inspection at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 3. While being inspected, recruits were asked questions that pertained to things they learned while in recruit training. When the inspecting officer also asked recruits questions they sometimes were more personal nature such as how recruit training was going or what the recruit’s favorite part has been to that point. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 4.
150803-M-FJ774-006.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Tyler Viglione

Aug 6, 2015
San Diego, California - Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stand at parade rest and wait for their turn to be inspected during the Series Commander Inspection at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 3. While being inspected, recruits were asked questions that pertained to things they learned while in recruit training. When the inspecting officer also asked recruits questions they sometimes were more personal nature such as how recruit training was going or what the recruit’s favorite part has been to that point. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 4.


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