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Poolees Experience Life in the Marines
Sgt. Jason Abel, recruiter, walks between the two squads of poolees and gives...
Boosting Morale Through Cadence
Military cadence is a traditional call that is used as a song during running...
A Generation Shaped by Combat
The violence in Iraq was reaching its pinnacle in 2004 when Chris Taylor...
Marine Sgt Takes Route to Become Officer
When shots rang out and flames burst through the Afghan sky over Camp Bastion...
Fighting with the Royal Marine Commandos in Afganistan
The sky was gray. It was raining, muddy and cold. I’m tired. Everyone...
New Father in Marines
The brutal physical conditioning, constant mental stress and desolation of...
Drill Instructor Into Extreme Sports
Growing up in Pismo Beach, Calif., a drill instructor spent countless hours...
Meat Tags
The BBC recently did an news story on the use of Meat Tags within the USMC. It...
U.S. Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test Requirements
The United States Marine Corps requires that all Marines perform a Physical...
Teenager Keeping Weapons in Check
While many 19-year-olds juggle a busy college class load or their first...
Responsibility of a USMC Squad Leader
In the civilian world, you’re average 19-22 year-old is not normally...
Leadership and Tradition Combine
Despite an injury causing him to be medically discharged, one Company L Marine...
Job of a Drill Master
With a Marine Corps guidon streaming in front, Company H recruits perform a...
Fit to Fight
Three days before graduation, recruits don their Service “A”...
Crunch Record Broken by Recovering Recruit
Pvt. Jason T. Pacheco became the depot crunch record-holder by knocking out 260...
Courage and Commitment in the Marines
Sgt. Isaac S. Orta, senior drill instructor, Platoon 3245, Company L, inspects...
Corps Instills Confidence and Consistency for Detroit Marine
The Marine Corps represents different things for different people. Sometimes...
Warrior Ethos
Memorials of boots against inverted rifles, draped with dog tags and topped...
Urban Environment Survival
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment barge into a room to clear it...
Mess Night – A Marine Tradition
When members of the 1953 3rd Marine Regiment combat swim team were invited to...