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Marines

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in grass week at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 17, 2021. Recruits endured numerous hours over the week mastering the fundamentals of marksmanship before moving on to live fire drills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace J. Kindred)



MISSION: Weapons and Field Training Battalion conducts entry level marksmanship and combat marksmanship training; provides professional instruction on and evaluation of basic military field skills; and supervises the execution of the culminating event for Recruit Training - the Crucible.


 

Commanding Officer, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot

Colonel Carlos T. Jackson

Colonel Jackson enlisted into the Marine Corps Reserve in 1992.  He graduated from Tuskegee University with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and received his commission via the Platoon Leader’s Class program in December of 1996. Colonel Jackson’s assignments in the operating forces include: Assault...

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Sergeant Major, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot

Sergeant Major Francisco W. Ortega

Sergeant Major Ortega reported to MCRD San Diego in January of 2000. Graduating from recruit training in April, he then reported tothe School of Infantry, Camp Pendleton, CA, for Marine Combat Training. After completing the Marine Combat Training in July of2000, Sergeant Major Ortega was...

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U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Jaiden Martino, a recruit with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, holds security during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 16, 2023.
A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, instructs recruits during log drills at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, May 8, 2023
New U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, fast down the rappel tower training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, April 28, 2023.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace J. Kindred)
A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, empties another recruits magazine pouch during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 18, 2023.
New U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, are led by company leaders during a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, April 6, 2023.
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, execute a revers climb during a confidence course event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, March. 27, 2023.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler W. Abbott)
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Devereux)
A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, pulls himself across a rope obstacle during a confidence course event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 21, 2023.



 

 

U.S. Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, train recruits on the proper handling and firing of the M16A4 service rifle aboard Edson Range, Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 20, 2016. Marines instructed and coached the recruits during both the grass and firing week portions of recruit training, ensuring the recruits are able to fire accurately and qualify on the rifle. (U.S. Marine Corps motion media by Sgt. John C. Lamb)

 

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