Marine Corps Recruiting Command

United States Marine Corps

Quantico, Virginia

Notice: The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.

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MCRC Change of Command

Maj. Gen. Walker M. Field, commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command, speaks at the MCRC change of command ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., Sept. 30, 2025. Lt. Gen. William J. Bowers, deputy commandant...

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M&RA DC Visits RS Tampa

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William J. Bowers, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, speaks to students at Hillsborough High School at Tampa, Florida, Sept. 15, 2025. While in Tampa, he honored Medal of Honor recipient 1st Lt. Baldomero...

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RS Montgomery Oath of Enlistment

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Bobby Robinson, officer selection officer assigned to Recruiting Station Montgomery, issues the oath of enlistment to enlisted applicants and officer candidates across the state of Alabama and Mississippi during the Alabama...

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Marines Host Opening Statements Competition

U.S. Marines and students and faculty with Bowen Law School pose for a group photo following the Marine Corps Opening Statements Competition at Bowen Law School, Little Rock, Arkansas, Sep. 12, 2025. The Marine Corps hosted an opening statements...

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Officer Selection Team: Tampa

U.S. Marines with Officer Selection Team (OST) Tampa of Recruiting Station Tampa, alongside members of the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce, conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony to showcase the activation of OST Tampa on Sep. 4, 2025, at the Tampa Bay...

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SMMC Visits RS Atlanta and MEPS

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visits the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS), Recruiting Station (RS) Atlanta, and Marine Corps League (MCL) veterans, Atlanta, Georgia, Aug. 29,...

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Poolee Saves Lives

Elijah Buzzard, center, poses for a photo with his recruiter, Sgt. Brandon Deere, left, and his supervisor, Adina Meilner, right, at Paradise Beach Waterpark, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Aug. 15, 2025. Buzzard, a lifeguard at the water park, has been credited...

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MCRC Challenges Brockton High

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Elizabeth McSparin, right, a drill instructor and Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, and Staff Sgt. Ean Effert, left, a drill...

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Western Idaho State Fair

Attendees attempts to do the pull up challenge during the Western Idaho State Fair in Boise, Idaho, Aug. 22, 2025. The Western Idaho State Fair is the biggest State fair in Idaho bringing in over 250,000 attendees. The Marines utilized the Marine...

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Marine Week Atlanta Aug. 29

U.S. Marines with the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon execute their "bursting bomb" sequence during a half-time performance at a Gainesville High School football game during Marine Week Atlanta in Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 29, 2025. The...

MCRC News

Maj. Gen. Walker M. Field Takes Command of Marine Corps Recruiting Command

Lt. Gen. William J. Bowers relinquished command of Marine Corps Recruiting Command to Maj. Gen. Walker M. Field during a change of command ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Sept. 30, 2025.

Marines Host Opening Statements Competition at Bowen Law School

Officer Selection Station Springfield with Marine Corps Recruiting Station Oklahoma City partnered with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law to host an Opening Statements Competition, giving law students the opportunity to showcase their skills to legal professionals and Marine leaders.

From Fleet to Courtroom: 2nd Lt. Hardwick’s Journey from Enlisted Marine to Judge Advocate

U.S. Marine Corps Second Lt. William Hardwick is one of the initial applicants to be selected for the Enlisted to Judge Advocate Program. Before earning his commission, he was a sergeant in the Marine Corps, serving as a Legal Services Specialist.

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