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By Oct 2, 2020
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The Marine Corps is ‘looking at all options’ when it comes to future boot camp locations

A military task force convened in South Carolina on Thursday as leaders there attempt to halt any chance of the...
By Sep 1, 2020
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The Marine Corps says all-male boot camp companies will soon be ‘obsolete’

Marine leaders want every male recruit arriving at boot camp to train alongside women in the same company, putting an...
By Jul 9, 2020
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Hundreds of Marine recruits have now tested positive for COVID-19 at boot camp

The Marine Corps has seen hundreds of new recruits at boot camp test positive for the illness caused by the...
By May 9, 2020
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The Marine Corps had to hire a falconer to keep seagulls from harassing recruits at boot camp

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego has turned to a California-based falconry service to chase away Western gulls interfering with...
By May 7, 2020
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The Marine Corps wanted a university to study co-ed boot camp. No one applied

A planned independent, in-depth assessment of the Marine Corps' historically gender-segregated boot camp training model hasn't started yet — because...
By Apr 29, 2020
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COVID-19 sweeps through Marine Corps boot camp at San Diego, sickening dozens of recruits

The latest cases of the coronavirus were discovered as Bravo company was nearing the end of its 14-day quarantine period.
By Mar 30, 2020
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COVID-19 outbreak prompts Parris Island to stop receiving new Marine recruits this week

No new Marine recruits will arrive at Parris Island, South Carolina, during the week of March 30.
By Dec 10, 2019
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A new measure would end gender segregation at Marine Corps boot camp for good

The final conference version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act includes a provision that would require the service to...
By Nov 14, 2019
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She’s photographed every major war of the last 20 years. Marine Corps boot camp was something else entirely

"I understand why it's done intellectually, but it was tough to be around so much screaming all the time."
By May 15, 2019
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The Marine Corps is still struggling to stop drill instructors from abusing recruits

The U.S. Marine Corps continues to grapple with hazing at its storied recruit training center at Parris Island in South...
By May 7, 2019
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The Marine Corps can’t make boot camp completely gender integrated, outgoing commandant says

"In the summertime, when we have the maximum number of recruits, both men and women, going through recruit training, the...
By Apr 30, 2019
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The next Marine Commandant says another gender-integrated boot camp class could happen in 2020

"Although the previous decision was made by leadership in support of training efficiency, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island will...
By Feb 22, 2018
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At Boot Camp, Marines Get Two Whole Weeks Of Not Getting Screamed At. Here’s Why

Pfc. Michael Dowling is one of the first Marines to go through “Phase 4” of boot camp, during which drill...
By Nov 6, 2016
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The Consequences Of Gender Segregation In Marine Boot Camp

The Marine Corps is asking tough questions of itself after the death of a Muslim recruit sparked an investigation that...
By Apr 18, 2016
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How To Survive The First 4 Weeks Of Marine Boot Camp

“Get off my bus right now!” This is how Marine Corps recruit training, or boot camp, begins. Some guy you’ve...
By Apr 6, 2016
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The Marine On Hell’s Kitchen’s Problem With Female Marines Started At Boot Camp

When I was the commanding officer of the 4th Recruit Training Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, I...