FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA ~ 14 APR 2015

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]

Glad you could get the orders you wanted.

We thank you for your service to our country.

[ConorMacNessa]

Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!


Missing Man Setting

"Träumerei"
Robert Schumann
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Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who
Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...did you have a Marvelous Monday? When is your recital? Got a venue scoped out?

[mylife]

Getting all teary here, and Pop was an Army man LOL!

[NormsRevenge]

July 6, 1972.. Platoon 2084

almost 43 years .. wow. poooofff.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, Chainmail.

We thank you for your service to our country.

Happy almost 50th anniversary.

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Don’t Worry!

April 14, 2015

Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. —1 Peter 5:7

George Burns, American actor and humorist, said, “If you ask, ‘What is the single most important key to longevity?’ I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress, and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.” Burns, who lived to be 100, enjoyed making people laugh, and apparently followed his own advice.

But how can we keep from worrying when our lives are so uncertain, so filled with problems and needs? The apostle Peter offered this encouragement to the followers of Jesus who had been forcibly scattered across Asia during the first century: “Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:6-7).

Peter’s instructions were not given to help us avoid suffering (v.9), but so we can find peace and power to stand victorious against the attacks of Satan (vv.8-10). Instead of being consumed by anxiety and worry, we are set free to enjoy God’s love for us and express it to each other.

Our goal should not be to see how many years we can live but instead to live fully in loving service to the Lord for all the years we are given.

Lord, I admit that I take things into my own hands and worry. That weighs my spirit down and sometimes robs my nights of rest. Lift the heaviness from my heart as I lean into You.

I will never think of anything that [God, my Father,] will forget, so why should I worry? —Oswald Chambers

INSIGHT: Peter’s words in verses 1-3 are a challenge to those who serve in shepherding ministries—that is, as pastors or spiritual leaders. He reminds us that those who serve as shepherds are to reflect the heart of the good, great, and chief Shepherd—Jesus (see John 10).

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy! Nice pics, great guys!

[left that other site]

The venue is secured and paid for...and it’s GORGEOUS!

I worked 8 hours today, all the time wondering where my cell phone was.

When i got home, I had a call from my pastor. Somebody found my phone, called the last number dialed, and got him!

The very kind gentleman who found the phone left it with the leasing office at my complex, so I can pick it up tomorrow when they open.

....somewhat of a stressful day wondering...

[PROCON]

Hey Luvvy, you out there?

[luvie]

I am...and you beat me to the 50!! LOL!

WOOOOHOOOO!!

[PROCON]

LOL, it’s what I do :-)

[doorgunner69]

Ya know, I tried real hard to recall, then search for what my platoon number was. Think it had a 76 in it. No luck. Yearbook long gone.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, ansel12. What branch were you a sheepdog?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, doorgunner...happy almost 50th anniversary.

We thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...a Maddi Tuesday?

A nice weekend?

[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, my...did the Marines and Navy visit at all? Any cross training?

[2111USMC]

1974 Platoon 2109

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy,...((HUGS))...a Maddi Tuesday tomorrow, yes.

Had a great weekend.