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  2. United States Marine Corps Recruit Training - Wikipedia

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    Recruits learn marksmanship fundamentals and must qualify with the M16 rifle to graduate. United States Marine Corps Recruit Training (commonly known as "boot camp") is a 13-week program, including in & out-processing, of recruit training that each recruit must successfully complete in order to serve in the United States Marine Corps.

  3. 4th Recruit Training Battalion - Wikipedia

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    1997 - Marine Combat Training was removed from the female recruit training schedule with the introducing of "The Crucible", resulting in the current 12-week schedule for both male and female recruits. Female marines subsequently began attending Marine Combat Training at the Marine Corps School of Infantry prior to follow-on specialty training.

  4. List of United States Marine Corps battalions - Wikipedia

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    The ground combat element (GCE) consists of those combat and combat support units whose primary mission is to, (1) engage with and destroy the enemy by fire and/or maneuver, and/or shock effect, performed by infantry, field artillery, and tank units, (2) provide close battlefield support to other GCE units by assault amphibian, combat assault, light armored reconnaissance, reconnaissance, and ...

  5. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego - Wikipedia

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    In 1923, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot for the west coast was relocated to the new base in San Diego from Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. On March 1, 1924, the base became officially the Marine Corps Base San Diego. It became the Marine Corps' recruit training center for the western United States.

  6. 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines - Wikipedia

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    The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest-ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reporting to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. [24] Three Marines who served in 2nd Battalion 9th Marines became Commandant of the Marine Corps.

  7. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island - Wikipedia

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    Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (often abbreviated as MCRD PI) is an 8,095-acre (32.76 km 2) military installation located within Port Royal, South Carolina, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Beaufort, the community that is typically associated with the installation.

  8. Moral Injury: The Recruits - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    The recruits came at a trot down the Boulevard de France at the storied Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., shouting cadence from their precise parade ranks. Parents gathered on the sidewalks pressed forward, brandishing cameras and flags, yelling the names of the sons and daughters they hadn’t seen in three months.

  9. Military recruit training - Wikipedia

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    U.S Marine Corps recruits during physical training. Military recruit training, commonly known as basic training or boot camp, refers to the initial instruction of new military personnel. It is a physically and psychologically intensive process, which resocializes its subjects for the unique demands of military employment. [1]