FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California ~ 16 April 2024

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

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Road Trip: Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California

Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) 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 San Diego International Airport and the former Naval Training Center San Diego. MCRD

San Diego's main mission is the initial training of enlisted 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.

The mission of the Recruit Depot and the Western Recruiting Region is to exercise operational control of enlisted recruiting operations in the 8th, 9th, and 12th Marine Corps Districts; to provide reception, processing, and recruit training for enlisted personnel following initial entry into the United States Marine Corps; and to produce a basically trained United States Marine embodied with the fighting spirit, core values and esprit de corps which have ensured our Corps’ success for over 240 years.

The depot is also home to the Drill Instructor School which teaches sergeants, staff sergeants and gunnery sergeants what it takes to make Marines; and Recruiters School which teaches noncommissioned officers and staff NCO's how to find America's best and brightest and bring them into the ranks.

Recruit training for those enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, 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, 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 by passing a Physical Fitness Test. Recruits must also meet minimum combat-oriented swimming qualifications, qualify in rifle marksmanship with the M16A4 service rifle, and pass a 54-hour simulated combat exercise known as "The Crucible".

Learn More About Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego HERE!

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[lightman]

Happy motoring Monday!

[PROCON]

Thanks for tonight’s Road Trip!

[doorgunner69]

Went in there August 25, 1965

Quite an experience for a 17 year old just out of high school.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please note that tonight’s thread was authored by laurenmarlowe. Please thank her.
She is meeting herself coming and going with work.

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

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

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[SkyDancer]

Hai Kathy! (((Hugs))) I’m in!☺☺

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman...motoring to Caifornia tonight.

Just don’t stay...they will tax you.

[tet68]

SanDiego, I hear they issue
Sun glasses when you report!?!

Ooorah, brothers!
Semper Fi !!

[radu]

Hang in there, lauren! As I recall, some FREEDOM is close at hand. :-)

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

THREE DAYS IN A ROW! Sunshine up there!!! The melting process looks to be speeding up too. WOOHOO!

[Jolla]

MCRD, the good old 80s. That first morning before we were assigned that DI came in barking at 430, and I wondered what the heck did I do. It was one of the best decisions I ever made.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey there, Pro...we are off the Cali for a brief stop.

We had sunshine again today and temp is low 40s.

[Gay State Conservative]

Hollywood Marines! ;-)

[AlaskaErik]

Arrived there one week after leaving high school. 1973.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Memories....thanks, doorgunner69, for your service to our country.

[squirt]

1957 plt 3006

Think about MCRD almost every day still in touch with 3 Marines that I served with that are not doing so well. We are all in our 80’s

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Excellence]

Son graduated 2014. Graduation was amazing.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...did you have fun at the museum? Some sun?

We had another day of sunshine. It’s beautiful outside!