FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California ~ 12 JULY 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is a United States Marine Corps military installation in San Diego, California. It lies between San Diego Bay and Interstate 5, adjacent to Lindbergh Field and the former Naval Training Center San Diego.

MCRD San Diego's main mission is the initial training of enlisted male recruits living west of the Mississippi River. Over 21,000 recruits are trained each year. The Depot also is the home to the Marine Corps' Recruiter School and Western Recruiting Region's Drill Instructors School.

Marine Corps presence in San Diego dates back to July 1914, but ground was not broken for a permanent base until 2 March 1919, after Joseph Henry Pendleton (for whom Camp Pendleton was later named) successfully fought for a base in the area.

By 1921, the base was formally commissioned and in 1923, it became the primary recruiting center for the west coast. During World War II, the base almost exclusively dealt with recruiting. In 1948, the base was formally named Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

Recruit training for those enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, also referred to as boot camp, includes a thirteen week process during which the recruit becomes cut off from the civilian world and must adapt to a Marine Corps lifestyle.

During training, the drill instructors train recruits in a wide variety of subjects including weapons training, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, personal hygiene and cleanliness, close order drill, and Marine Corps history. The training emphasizes physical fitness and recruits must attain a minimum standard of fitness to graduate.

 This standard includes a Physical Fitness Test. Recruits must also meet minimum combat-oriented swimming qualifications, qualify in rifle marksmanship with the M16A2 service rifle.

Unlike training at Parris Island, recruits must leave the depot to conduct field training. The second three-week phase is spent at Edson Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, where recruits fire on the rifle range. At the conclusion, recruits return to San Diego, but will return at the end of recruit training for the 56-hour "culminating" event called The Crucible.

Learn More About Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego HERE!!

The Marine Corps Recruit Depot Command Museum boasts one of the most extensive and comprehensive displays of Marine Corps historical items in the Nation. The Museum has over 150,000 annual visitors and occupies 22,233 square feet of indoor space.

The Mission at the MCRD Command Museum is “To provide an educational setting that portrays the legacy of the Marine Corps for the training of recruits and the continuing education of Marines, that functions as a supporting arm to the recruiting effort, and that serves as a bridge to the civilian community.”

Visit The MCRD Command Museum HERE!!

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Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Kathy! *HUGS* On the 5:41 local into the Capitol - on time and rolling. Hope all is well with you! 
 
Lamh Foistenach Abu!

Posting from my BlackBerry mobile HQ.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, JimC...we thank you for your service to our country.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your srvice to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
It almost 80º at 0645 here and triple digits for the next few days. UGHHH!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our

military, our allies, and their families

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

~ Today...Mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.

~ Tonight...Partly cloudy.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Lows in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.

Interesting. This says today mid-90s and our local station said 100. Either way - YUCK!

Major thunderstorm came through last night.
This was a surprise to me since the last I'd heard was clear and hot all week.
Now, I'm seeing that we may finally start the down hill slide back to 80s.

Time to make my rounds and then back to work.
But, you stay right where you are.
Don't touch that dial. And, remember – I’ll be watching!

The FR Canteen is

So, come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee,
pancakes,
conversation,
silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

[beachn4fun]

I love reading y’all’s stories about the places from our road trips. Brings ‘em alive to me! :) Thanks, guys! :)

Ditto and double ditto.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy!

*HUGS*

How are you doing this morning? By the time I walked the three blocks from the Metro to my office this morning I was a masss of sweat. Took quite a while to cool down once I got in the building.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, CMN ((HUGS))

Ewww, three blocks in this heat? I bet you were dripping.

I decided not to go to gym this morning because of the heat. It’s 10 minute walk each way.

And, the air quality is in the dangerous zone so a/c is good.

How are you this morning otherwise?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear ((HUGS))

did you send your heatwave over here?

There’s a good chance we might hit 100 today.

You going to be indoors today? Howz the pup handling the heat? Run back inside after potty break? LOL

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[luvie]

...Early Birds!
Another hot'n'dry one here today!
Hope y'all have a lovely Tuesday!
(((hugs)))

*Texas Lakes Are Drying Up*

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy and (((HUGS))) to you.

I heard the heat wave is headed your way today.

The pup plays for a few minutes and wants back in the AC.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning LUV and (((HUGS))). I looked at that link, and the lakes are pitiful already this year.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[luvie]

They are. Ours are just nearly empty. Don’t know what we’re going to do...that’s where our water comes from. :(

[Arrowhead1952]

Yes, and more people are moving here on a daily basis. Last year they said that there are 500 more cars on the road per week in Austin.

[ConorMacNessa]

Doing okay otherwise - staying inside until the dreaded walk back to Metro this afternoon.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, EG ((HUGS))

All is well. Hot. Busy. Looking forward to weekend. Whatz new, right?

Whatz new with you?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, night owl ((HUGS))
Do you gotta go to work?
Or can you stay inside where it's cooler?

[beachn4fun]

the dreaded walk back to Metro this afternoon.

Oh yeah, it'll be worse than this morning.