February 02, 2012 — When he was born in South Topeka, Kansas, in the 1930s, the odds of Frank Petersen becoming something -- anything -- were few and far between. America was the land of the free and the home of Jim Crow. Racial segregation and inequality flowed through the fabric of the country. Opportunity for a young, African-American man like Petersen to succeed MORE
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January 18, 2012 — In observance of Black History Month, Marine Corps Recruiting Command will be launching an advertising campaign throughout the month of February. The campaign will celebrate the legacy and history of Marines. “This campaign will be a continuation of last year’s “Where I’m From” campaign,” said Eric Lindsay, diversity advertising officer, MCRC. The MORE
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January 13, 2012 — The difficult job of replenishing the enlisted ranks of the Marine Corps recently got a little bit easier for canvassing recruiters. Marine Corps Recruiting Command recently replaced the Military Personnel Procurement Manual (MPPM) with the Enlistment Processing Manual (EPM). Unlike its print version predecessor, the EPM is an online document, MORE
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January 12, 2012 — Marine Corps Recruiting Command hosted the 2012 Officer Selection Officer Conference at the National Conference Center Jan. 9-10. The conference was an opportunity for OSOs to receive annual training and be recognized for their hard work throughout fiscal year 2011. In attendance were 75 OSOs from across the country and representatives from the six MORE
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January 06, 2012 — After a year of preparation and anticipation, the inaugural Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl Week, which ran from Dec. 29, 2011, to Jan. 3, 2012, represented a successful foray into the high school football world for the Marine Corps and Junior Rank. Shaon Berry, a youth football coach and former University of Pittsburgh running back founded Junior MORE
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December 20, 2011 — In his book, “First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps,” Marine legend Lt. Gen. Victor H. Krulak recounted numerous attempts throughout Marine Corps history to merge the Corps with the Army or do away with it altogether. According to Lt. Gen. Krulak, the Corps survived and continues to thrive today for one reason; because the MORE
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November 28, 2011 — After a yearlong search for the top 100 high school football players in the country, the rosters are set and Junior Rank, in partnership with Marine Corps Recruiting Command, is focusing efforts to make the inaugural Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl week in Phoenix a success. Junior Rank is a youth football organization dedicated to developing the MORE
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November 14, 2011 — Marines and community leaders gathered together for a local educators conference at the National World War II Memorial in New Orleans, La., Nov. 14, 2011. The conference covered many topics of interest to include Marine Corps recruiting; however, this event but focused primarily on diversity within the Officer Corps. “It’s a significant event MORE
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November 09, 2011 — The 6th Marine Corps District held a ribbon cutting ceremony at its headquarters building to celebrate the opening of its new Recruiting Historic Exhibit here, Nov. 9. The exhibit includes displays on subjects such as woman Marines, a collection of original recruiting posters, Leatherneck articles, and is beginning a display dedicated to the MORE
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October 27, 2011 — As fiscal year 2011 came to a close, the Marine Corps Recruiting Command continued to do what it does best -- make mission and replenish the ranks of the Corps with a new generation of highly qualified men and women. With an eye on the future, the command also established the groundwork for making mission in FY12 and beyond, amid a climate of MORE
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