FReeper Canteen ~ RoadTrip: Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California ~ 27 NOV 2012

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | laurenmarlowe

[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.

 

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!!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

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

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[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 service to our country.

Tuesday Morning Coffee Bump.

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

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[beachn4fun]

Are you ready for the Tuesday

Road Trip?

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

military, our allies, and their families

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.
It's surprising to me to see some of the guyz/galz that choose to go into the military,
much less something like the Marines.

I'm ready for the road trip.

DC Metroland Weather

~ Today...Cloudy with occasional light rain
throughout the day. High 44F.
Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%.

~ Tonight...A shower or two possible this evening
with partly cloudy skies overnight. Low around 30F.
Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Got a little drizzle here this morning.
Don't expect much at the Beachy homestead though.
It's suppose to pass on soon.
We're still way below our normal rainfall this year.

Moving into Lurker mode after my morning hellos.
Most everyone will be back in the office today
and I expect a few visitors with numerous questions.

Please stay.

Grab a cup of joe or tasty tea.

The FR Canteen is ALWAYS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

ANTUNANO, GREGORY ALFRED
7/24/1971
Cambodia

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.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. 47º at the house this morning.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and Good night Ma ((HUGS))

You can go to bed and sleep peacefully as your Canteen children will be perfect angels.

[left that other site]

3 degrees?

That was a Rock Band back in the 70’s!

LOL

[E.G.C.]

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

[beachn4fun]

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

Looks like we’re very close to temps this morning. I must say I don’t mind the 40s & 50s.

Are you working this afternoon?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

All is well. Getting ready to work on a few things.

Howz it out your way?

[E.G.C.]

It's going OK. A little bit chilly but supposed to warm up next week.

The talk around town this morning is the closing of the Duncan OK, Golden Corral franchise. Apparently, the franchise owners were unable come to terms on a new lease agreement on the building where the restaurant was located.

Here is KSWO 7 News' version of the story.Here is the Duncan Banner's version of the story

45 people lost their lobs as a result of this closing.

[beachn4fun]

Sad. This seems to be the pattern lately in many states.

[Arrowhead1952]

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

I have to work tomorrow afternoon.

[beachn4fun]

Farmer’s Almanac

December 2012
1st-3rd. Snow Mid-Atlantic States to New England, then clearing.
4th-7th. Unsettled.
8th-11th. Some snow New England. Wintry mix Mid-Atlantic.
12th-15th. Snowstorm, with significant accumulations down to Maryland, Virginia, then fair, cold.
16th-19th. Unsettled.
20th-23rd. Snow from Pennsylvania and New York to Maine. Showery across Mid-Atlantic States, then clearing, very cold.
24th-27th. Some snow Christmas.
28th-31st. Stormy New England, with heavy wet snow/sleet. Rainy Mid-Atlantic States. Then fair, cold.

January 2013
1st-3rd. Showery, then clearing and cold. Wet for Mummers Day Parade in Philadelphia.
4th-7th. Storm sweeps across Pennsylvania and New York with gusty winds and heavy precipitation.
8th-11th. Blustery and colder; snow showers.
12th-15th. Mostly fair.
16th-19th. Wet, then fair and cold.
20th-23rd. Heavy snow (half foot or more) for New England; lighter amounts farther south.

[HiJinx]

Let's see what the Old Farmer's Almanac has to say for next month in SE Arizona:

DECEMBER 2012: Temperature 43° (5° below avg.); precipitation 1.5" (1" above avg.);
Dec 1-5: Sunny, cold;
Dec 6-12: Snow east, rain and wet snow west; cold;
Dec 13-21: Sunny; cold, then mild;
Dec 22-31: Snow showers, then sunny, cool east; sunny, cold west.

Actually, I'd be surprised to see any snow next month. It just doesn't seem to be damp enough for that...

[PROCON]

Hiya Beachie, taking a train home this AM, pick my truck up this weekend, talk to you again tomorrow :-)

[unique1]

Laurel and Hardy dance to the Rolling Stones

[luvie]

Goood morning, Early Birds!
Did you guess it was my day off? :)
Will you join me for tea/coffee (or diet coke?)
Hope all of you are having a great day...
...and are staying warm!
Who all had snow overnight?
((((hugs))))

[E.G.C.]

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

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

It always goes well on a day off! Except when I have to start
cleaning stuff later today! LOL!

Hope you and Bo are having a good day. Walked by the lake lately?