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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 Robert C. Ixtlahuac

Sergeant Major Ixtlahuac enlisted in the Marine Corps on May 18, 1993 and attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego California.  Upon completion of recruit training he reported to Marine Corps Combat Training at Camp Pendleton, California.  Following MCT, he attended the...

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A new U.S. Marine of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, is welcomed by a loved one following a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 7,

Jan 11 2022

A new U.S. Marine of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, is welcomed by a loved one following a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 7,

U.S. Marine Corps photo by MSgt Sheila Brooks

You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. A new U.S. Marine of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, is welcomed by a loved one following a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 7, 2022. Once Delta Company was dismissed, families and friends met their new Marines on the parade deck. As recruits, their only means of contact were through letters during their 13-week training cycle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MSgt Sheila Brooks)

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 U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in an obstacle challenge on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 29, 2021.

Jan 04 2022

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in an obstacle challenge on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 29, 2021.

Sgt. Christopher Madero

You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in an obstacle challenge on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 29, 2021. This event was a segment of the crucible – the culminating event of recruit training. After completing the crucible’s physically and mentally demanding challenges over the course of 54-hours with limited food and sleep, the recruits will finally have the privilege to call themselves United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher A. Madero) #MCRDSD #recruits #MarineRecruit #recruittraining #usmc #wemakemarines Finding purpose and your place in a common cause. What you truly long for is discovered by fighting for it. This is where the battle begins. Follow the link and start your journey and earn the title Marine.

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 New U.S. Marines with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, stand at attention before giving the guidons to their drill instructors during a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Dec. 22, 2021.

Dec 27 2021

New U.S. Marines with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, stand at attention before giving the guidons to their drill instructors during a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Dec. 22, 2021.

Cpl. Grace Kindred

New U.S. Marines with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, stand at attention before giving the guidons to their drill instructors during a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Dec. 22, 2021. Before the platoons were dismissed, the guides retired their guidons to their drill instructors. These were the Marines who carried the characteristics of a good leader throughout recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace J. Kindred)

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 You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. Private First Class Luis A. Escobedo, a U.S. Marine with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, is welcomed by a loved one during liberty call at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Dec. 16, 2021. Escobedo was recruited from McAllen, Texas with Recruiting Substation McAllen, Texas. While in recruit training, Escobedo’s daughter was born Nov. 13, 2021. Escobedo was participating in field week when his daughter was born, and instead of hiking the final hike before the crucible, he was able to call home to his family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace J. Kindred)

Dec 22 2021

Private First Class Luis A. Escobedo, a U.S. Marine with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, is welcomed by a loved one during liberty call at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Dec. 16, 2021.

Cpl. Grace J. Kindred

You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. Private First Class Luis A. Escobedo, a U.S. Marine with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, is welcomed by a loved one during liberty call at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Dec. 16, 2021. Escobedo was recruited from McAllen, Texas with Recruiting Substation McAllen, Texas. While in recruit training, Escobedo’s daughter was born Nov. 13, 2021. Escobedo was participating in field week when his daughter was born, and instead of hiking the final hike before the crucible, he was able to call home to his family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace J. Kindred)

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 U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Ian Kornegay with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conducts basic swim qualification at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 6, 2021.

Dec 14 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Ian Kornegay with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conducts basic swim qualification at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 6, 2021.

Sgt. Christopher Madero

You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Ian Kornegay with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conducts basic swim qualification at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 6, 2021. Water survival basic is a graduation requirement that teaches recruits how to survive in an aquatic environment using different strokes and techniques while wearing a full utility uniform and pair of combat boots. Kornegay was recruited out of Spokane, WA with Recruiting Station Yakama. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher A. Madero)

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 U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Zach Volpe with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, crawls through and obstacle during a bayonet assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 23, 2021.

Dec 06 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Zach Volpe with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, crawls through and obstacle during a bayonet assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 23, 2021.

U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Christopher A. Madero

You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Zach Volpe with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, crawls through and obstacle during a bayonet assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 23, 2021. recruits moved with speed and intensity throughout the course together - utilizing maneuvering and signaling techniques they've learned to properly complete the course as a team. Volpe was recruited out of Los Angeles, CA with Recruiting Station Thousand Oaks. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Christopher A. Madero) #MCRDSD #recruits #MarineRecruit #recruittraining #usmc #wemakemarines Finding purpose and your place in a common cause. What you truly long for is discovered by fighting for it. This is where the battle begins. Follow the link and start your journey and earn the title Marine. http://www.marines.com/WRRHQ Welcome To The Official Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego Website. For more information please click the link below. Semper Fidelis.

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 A U.S. Marine Corps Private with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion receives his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 2, 2021.

Nov 29 2021

A U.S. Marine Corps Private with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion receives his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 2, 2021.

Lance Cpl. Grace Kindred

You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. A U.S. Marine Corps Private with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion receives his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 2, 2021. This was the moment that the recruit earned the title “Marine.” The crucible was a 54- hour long culminating event at recruit training which will finalize the transformation from recruit to Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace J. Kindred) #MCRDSD #recruits #MarineRecruit #recruittraining #usmc #wemakemarines Finding purpose and your place in a common cause. What you truly long for is discovered by fighting for it. This is where the battle begins. Follow the link and start your journey and earn the title Marine. http://www.marines.com/WRRHQ Welcome To The Official Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego Website. For more information please click the link below. Semper Fidelis. https://www.mcrdsd.marines.mil

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 You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. Recruit Daniel Lopez Almanca executes the slide for life during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Nov. 16, 2021. Drill instructors kept a close watch to ensure that the obstacles were being executed correctly and safely. Recruits became physically and mentally stronger by overcoming obstacles that require strength, balance, and determination. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cristian G. Torres)

Nov 24 2021

You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. Recruit Daniel Lopez Almanca executes the slide for life during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Nov. 16, 2021. Drill instructors kept a close watch to ensure that the obstacles were being executed correctly and safely. Recruits became physically and mentally stronger by overcoming obstacles that require strength, balance, and determination. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cristian G. Torres)

Lance Cpl. Cristian Torres

You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. Recruit Daniel Lopez Almanca executes the slide for life during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Nov. 16, 2021. Drill instructors kept a close watch to ensure that the obstacles were being executed correctly and safely. Recruits became physically and mentally stronger by overcoming obstacles that require strength, balance, and determination. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cristian G. Torres)

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 You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner.

Nov 15 2021

You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner.

Lance Cpl. Cristian G. Torres

You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. The wreath is laid in honor SgtMaj. Leland D. Crawford, at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, in San Diego, Calif., Nov. 10, 2021. The wreath laying ceremony took place as an ongoing tradition of remembering our past Commandants and Sergeant's Major of the Marine Corps on the Marine Corps Birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cristian G. Torres)

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 U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, prepare for individual photos at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Oct. 20, 2021.

Oct 25 2021

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, prepare for individual photos at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Oct. 20, 2021.

Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, prepare for individual photos at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Oct. 20, 2021. The distinctive dress blue uniform Marines wear has origins dating back to the American Revolution. Dress blues are worn for many events including ceremonies with foreign officials, visits with U.S. civil officials, and formal social functions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin) #MCRDSD #recruits #MarineRecruit #recruittraining #usmc #wemakemarines Finding purpose and your place in a common cause. What you truly long for is discovered by fighting for it. This is where the battle begins. Follow the link and start your journey and earn the title Marine. http://www.marines.com/WRRHQ Welcome To The Official Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego Website. For more information please click the link below. Semper Fidelis. https://www.mcrdsd.marines.mil

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A new U.S. Marine of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, is welcomed by a loved one following a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 7, U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in an obstacle challenge on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 29, 2021. New U.S. Marines with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, stand at attention before giving the guidons to their drill instructors during a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Dec. 22, 2021. You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. Private First Class Luis A. Escobedo, a U.S. Marine with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, is welcomed by a loved one during liberty call at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Dec. 16, 2021. Escobedo was recruited from McAllen, Texas with Recruiting Substation McAllen, Texas. While in recruit training, Escobedo’s daughter was born Nov. 13, 2021. Escobedo was participating in field week when his daughter was born, and instead of hiking the final hike before the crucible, he was able to call home to his family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace J. Kindred) U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Ian Kornegay with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conducts basic swim qualification at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 6, 2021. U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Zach Volpe with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, crawls through and obstacle during a bayonet assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 23, 2021. A U.S. Marine Corps Private with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion receives his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 2, 2021. You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. Recruit Daniel Lopez Almanca executes the slide for life during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Nov. 16, 2021. Drill instructors kept a close watch to ensure that the obstacles were being executed correctly and safely. Recruits became physically and mentally stronger by overcoming obstacles that require strength, balance, and determination. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cristian G. Torres) You voted, and we listened! Here is this week's Top Shot Winner. U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, prepare for individual photos at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Oct. 20, 2021.
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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)