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Code Red News
A Mullet-Wearing Marine Recruit Showed Up To Boot Camp Ready To Party
Marine Corps Body Bearers with Bravo Company, Marine Barracks Washington D.C., fold the National Flag during a full honors funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Sept. 13, 2017.
News
A Marine Recruit In San Diego Died After A Medical Emergency
Marine recruits participate in the Crucible, recruit training’s 54-hour culminating event.
Opinion
Here’s How The Corps Still Needs To Change A Year After Marines United
LT Shawn Osborne, a Navy chaplain, runs as a motivator with recruits for their 1.5-mile segment of the Physical Fitness Assessment at Recruit Training Command.
Joining the Military
Navy To (Finally) Require Enlistees To Pass A Run Before Boot Camp
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News
Read A Marine Vet’s Letter To Parris Island After His Recruit Son Bragged A DI Choked Him
Wade Livingston, The Island Packet
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News
The Marines Are Still Haunted By Their ‘Monster In The Closet’ As Abuse Trial Looms
Wade Livingston, The Island Packet
Ah, nothing like some good ole' one-on-one mentor-ship from the Marine who's been screaming at you for three months.
News
It’s Confirmed: Marine Corps Will Add 4th Phase To Boot Camp Starting Next Month
Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, crawl through a simulated battlefield Jan. 24, 2014, as part of a combat training course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.
News
EXCLUSIVE: Marine Corps May Add Fourth Phase To Boot Camp
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Leadership
A Marine Vet Says This Boot Camp Morning Ritual Primes Him For Success Every Day
Áine Cain, Business Insider
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Humor
Drill Instructor Chews Out Reporter For Making The Worst Rack He’s Ever Seen
Maria Daume, was born in a Russian prison and brought to Long Island, N.Y., at the age of 4 when she and her twin brother were adopted.
Community
She Was Born In A Russian Prison And Became A US Marine. The Infantry Is Next
Maria Daume was born in a prison in Siberia, Russia, and now she’s a United States Marine headed to the School of Infantry.
Pfc. Amanda H. Issa prepares for a graduation ceremony Sept. 30, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C.
News
This Little Girl From Mosul Grew Up To Be A US Marine
She’s ready to take the fight wherever the Marine Corps sends her.
Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes
The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon marches in front of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial on their way to perform for the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington April 12, 2014.
Entertainment
QUIZ: How Well Do You Know The Marine Corps?
Do you remember your boot camp knowledge? Take the quiz to find out.
Sergeant Preston T. Brown, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, instructs a recruit to respond louder during pick up at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 18.
Joining the Military
These Are The First Words Out Of Your Drill Instructor’s Mouth
These are the first words you’ll ever hear your senior drill instructor say during Marine Corps boot camp.
Rct. Stetson G. Sap, Platoon 2040, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, writes a letter during his free time.
Humor
‘Get Me The F**k Off This Island,’ Reads Letter From Parris Island Marine
If there were a Pulitzer category for letters home from disgruntled Marine Corps recruits, this one would take the prize.
Col. Christopher Nash, Lora Smith-Merriweather, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brett Cordsen, Ian Gilbert and Ricardo Reyes stand around the citation honoring Cpl. Larry Harris at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California on May 19.
Unsung Heroes
UNSUNG HEROES: This Marine Gave His Life Carrying One Of His Wounded Men To Safety
A new generation of Marines will have the opportunity to learn of Cpl. Larry D. Harris’ selfless sacrifice.
A screenshot from a Department of Defense Facebook video shows a Marine Corps drill instructor correcting a recruit during an initial drill inspection.
Humor
Drill Instructors Terrorize Recruits During Initial Drill Video
Watch drill instructors mercilessly lay into would-be Marines in this video of initial drill.