Marine Corps Recruiting Command

Staff Sergeant Oscar Hayott shares his inspirational story from Marcus Garvey Houses in Brownsville New York to being meritoriously promoted four times. ( U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Maverick Mejia)

Staff Sgt. Fernando NunezMartinez, a drill instructor with Receiving Company, Support Battalion, welcomes new recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Feb. 10, 2020. Once recruits stepped off the bus, they immediately began the transformation from civilian to Marine... More

Two Drill Instructors pass on knowledge and memories as they finish their duties as drill instructors.US. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christopher McMurry) Last Cycle

U.S. Marines with 8th Marine Corps District, from both Recruiting Station Fort Worth and Recruiting Station Dallas, engage with Esports competitors during Ultimatum II, a Smash Ultimate Tournament hosted by Esports Stadium Arlington, in Arlington, Texas, December 27-29, 2019. Interviews were conducted with: Johnathan Angers, Director of Partnerships for Esports Stadium Arlington; Dr. Leslie Bender Jutzi, a chief academic officer with Burleson ISD; Robert Velasco, Vice Principal of Samuel High School in Dallas ISD; and Travis Skaggs, a student from Burleson Collegiate High School in Burleson, TX. The event provided an opportunity to showcase the parallels between esports competitors, and the Marine Corps: fierce competition, skill, communication and teamwork. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Anthony Morales.)

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, navigate through an obstacle course during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 24, 2020. The Crucible is the final culminating event before recruits become Marines... More

Marines recognized at CMC Combined Awards Ceremony

Gunnery Sgt. Michael Z. Brown is recognized as the prior service recruiting substation staff non-commissioned officer in charge of the year by Gen. David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, during the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ Combined Awards Ceremony at The Clubs at Quantico aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 22, 2020. Pictured in the foreground is Gunnery Sgt. Monty V. Dupree Ayala... More

Vintage-inspired Musician Enlistment Option Program photo illustration

Sgt. Spencer Day, a musician with Marine Corps Band New Orleans, plays the saxophone at the Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, Dec. 9, 2017. The illustration is part of a series inspired by vintage Marine Corps recruiting posters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)... More

New Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, participate in a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Jan. 9, 2020. Golf Company Marines are granted 10 days of leave after they graduate Jan. 10. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace J. Kindred)... More

Attendees of Ultimatum II, a Smash Ultimate Tournament hosted by Esports Stadium Arlington compete against one another in Arlington, Texas, December 27-29, 2019. The event provided an opportunity to showcase the parallels between esports competitors, and the Marine Corps: fierce competition, skill, communication and teamwork. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Anthony Morales).

Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard - Rose Parade

Pasadena, California - The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard pass through the streets of Pasadena, California, during the 131st Rose Parade Jan. 1, 2020. The last remaining Marine Corps mounted color guard has participated in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade since 1985 (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nathan Hall) ... more

MCRC News

Answering the Call By Sgt. Jocelyn Ontiveros | January 28, 2020 FRESNO, Calif – Becoming a United States Marine is a process requiring devotion to bettering yourself and the community. For many, the enlistment process involves entering the Delayed Entry Program where one can spend up to a year waiting for their “ship date” to recruit training. Recruiters use this time to prepare them both physically and mentally for the rigors of recruit training. For the Marines of Recruiting Substation (RSS) Fresno, Calif., becoming a Marine includes service to your community. Because of this the Marines and their members of the Delayed Entry Program spent their Saturday morning volunteering at a local homeless shelter on January 11, 2020. MORE

12 MCD Marine awarded George Van Cleave Military Leadership Award By Sgt. Christian Cachola | December 20, 2019 Marines are no strangers to setting the example on and off the battlefield. One of these individuals is Capt. Richard A. Hayek, an Arlington, Texas native. Throughout his Marine Corps career he has used the lessons he learned to become an exemplary Marine and an inspirational leader. In recognition of his reputation and notable accomplishments, the USO awarded Hayek with the George Van Cleave Military Leadership Award on Dec. 4, 2019, during the 58th USO Armed Forces Gala and Gold Medal Dinner in New York, New York. But Hayek believes he didn’t earn that award from his merits alone. MORE

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Marines attend the 46th annual Bayou Classic By Cpl. Haley Mathers | December 4, 2019 For nearly two decades the U.S. Marine Corps has partnered with the Bayou Classic, participating in the various community events in an effort to increase awareness and brand exposure of the Marine Corps among athletes, influencers and spectators. MORE

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