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

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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.

 

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]

Welcome to the Canteen, eldoradude, and happy birthday a couple days early to you as well.

We thank you for your service to our country.

[AZamericonnie]

Sounds like a great day My!

What is "Oryxs"?

[mylife]

I always liked fluted barrels. That pattern is a bit fancy.

I imagine it does the trick , but it’s a bit fancy. LOL

[AZamericonnie]

My, there’s only like 5 people working there. But it’s a cool shop.

This one guy comes up with ideas & codes it them sends it to the computer on his lathe.

She just had a rifle made with a barb wire pattern on the barrel that is sick!

I’ll send you a pic.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, RJS...sounds like a rough 3 months.

We thank you for your service to our country.

[mylife]

These guys... African Beasties....

Suraree did not like them and they did not cotton to her LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hiya, my...you a Grampa now?

What did Pooks think of the pup?

[mylife]

Good Good living. ☺

[mylife]

No My buddy is Pee Paw now.

Pook and Sugaree are pretty good together.

But Pook is getting kinda spooky lately

[AZamericonnie]

I enjoyed some parts of my trip. :)

The commute was easy peasy & hope yours was the same! *Hugs*

[mylife]

BTW my Bud had this wifes 22 done in pink baRbed wire HYRDRO DIP. Jeez I hope he got laid ☺

[mylife]

[AZamericonnie]

Pink? For shame! ROFL!

[mylife]

Wish I could find a pic.

It came out great.
The barb wire graphic is way cool.

Bright pink with black barb wire all over it.

She loved it. I think the total cost as $75

[mylife]

Better Than a Hello Kitty Ar 15 ☺

[mylife]

Oryx Pic dissapeared

Sugaree don't like em. They aint partial to Sugaree either. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Long wait today....my office is in the middle of westbound lanes only and eastbound lanes on the other side. Eastbound is my way home. An accident shut down the main east road. Traffic was rerouted thru our parking lot.

Traffic is always heavy eastbound and I couldn’t get out of my parking lot. Had to sit for about 15 minutes to go thru the Village Inn parking lot so I could turn left east of the accident.

[mylife]

A lost film based on the French film "The wages of Fear"

Sorcerer

[Kathy in Alaska]

YIKES!! Look at the pointy things on his head!

[mylife]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yFR71trX6M