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Archive: August, 2002

Depot Dental Clinic aids area homeless veterans

Marine Corps and Navy volunteers offered helping hands to San Diego's homeless veterans July 12-14. Armed with two fully equipped dental vans and the efforts of more than 100 volunteers from Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego's dental clinic and other clinics from Naval Dental Center, Southwest, provided free exams and basic dental care during

Pacific Fleet's top chaplain visits Depot

"When things go wrong, as they sometimes will and the road you're trudging seems all uphill. When your funds are low and your debts are high, you want to laugh but you can only sigh. When cares are pressing you down a bit, rest if you can but don't quit." The poem Don't Quit by Edgar Guest serves as a model of living for Navy Capt. Henry Nixon

MECEP prep prepares to graduate

Before college starts up in the fall, many students take the summer to celebrate the fact that it's summer. They fill beaches and European tour trains. They iron crisp white shirts and take on intern positions. But some enlisted Marines, soon to be future college students, spend their days getting in shape academically and physically. The Marine

Marine Recruiters Set Benchmark for Success

July 31st marked a significant milestone for Marine Corps recruiters. That is because for 84 consecutive months, or seven years, the Marine Corps has succeeded in meeting its monthly recruiting goals. "We're not bragging about that, but the fact is, it's been going on for 84 months; we're having this year, the most successful recruiting year in our

Marine Corps Recruiting Command