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g'nad, Some 33 years ago I too was going through boot camp at that location. Listening to and watching those planes land and take off and of course wishing I was on one of them. I also remember a little ditty when I was in the Corps that said "195 years of tradition unhampered by not one ounce of progress". As sad as it would be to lose the birthplace of so many hollywood Marines. Its high time they get more modern and better facilities. We have always gotten the hand me downs from the army then showed them how to use it properly. Lets build our own according to our needs. Marines are built not only in MCRD San Diego or Lejune but at the hundreds of duty stations we have been sent to. Iwo Jima, The Camp Carrol, Lebanon or the Persion Gulf. New traditions are started all the time that link us with the past glorys of the Corps. I say, give the Marines a new and better facility away from the dangers of that airport. If we are / were the first to fight lets us be prepared properly for it.

I'll certainly concede that there's an argument to be made for moving MCRD. I'll just have to make sure to visit the place before they go. First impulse that I've had to go there since I went through it.

Twenty years ago exactly, I was either up at Edson or RFTD going up Mt. M*****F***** in the rain.
Second Phase, at any rate.