January 31, 2013 — When recruits arrive at Edson Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, they begin their second phase of recruit training. Their purpose is to learn the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and how to properly fire the M16-A4 service rifle. Recruits are taught the basics during the first week known as Grass Week and are under constant MORE
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January 31, 2013 — Graduating recruit training with the title “Marine” involves developing in different areas such as physical strength, knowledge and teamwork. Customs and courtesies are skills that are taught in recruit training. These are the primary ways Marines show respect and acknowledge one another. For recruits of Company F, 2nd Recruit Training MORE
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January 31, 2013 — Under the detailed and thorough eyes of their drill instructors, recruits of Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, marched onto the parade deck one platoon at a time aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Jan. 14. Any given day the parade deck may have multiple platoons practicing drill, but on this particular cold winter morning, MORE
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January 31, 2013 — In their fourth week of training, recruits of Company C, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, learned chokes and counter techniques during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program session aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Jan. 14.Learning the fundamentals of MCMAP and earning their tan belt is a graduation requirement for all recruits aboard the MORE
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January 31, 2013 — Despite expecting the birth of his first child soon, Staff Sgt. Michael E. White, drill instructor, Platoon 1009, Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, has not missed a beat of the operational tempo aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.Before joining the Marine Corps, White grew up on a ranch in Livermore, Calif. There, he worked with MORE
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January 31, 2013 — It was organized chaos aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego as recruits from Company L, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, endured another strenuous physical training event Jan. 28. Although recruits of Co. L are only on Training Day 6, they’re quickly learning what is expected of them, not only as recruits, but also when they become MORE
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January 17, 2013 — Some obstacles were tall, and some were short. Some required finesse and agility, while others required brute strength. However, one thing all the obstacles in the Confidence Course had in common was that they were all challenging. Recruits of Company C, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, pushed through the Confidence Course aboard Marine MORE
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January 17, 2013 — With eyes squinted in exertion and camouflage utilities salted in sand, recruits of Company C, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, worked through various combat conditioning exercises aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Jan. 9. Recruits of Co. C, 1st RTBn. pushed through a circuit course of multiple exercises that included fireman MORE
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January 17, 2013 — Recruits of Company M, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, pushed through the Crucible during recruit training at Edson Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 9. The Crucible is the final event of recruit training and is used to simulate combat scenarios. It is a 54-hour training event in which recruits experience sleep and MORE
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January 17, 2013 — Family and friends gathered at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Chapel to pay their respects to one of the Command Museum’s most beloved and outgoing characters, retired 1st Sgt. William “Billy” F. Westmoreland, during a memorial service Jan. 11. Westmoreland was a volunteer docent at the Command Museum. He passed away Dec. 10, 2012. MORE
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