Marine Corps Recruiting Command

Hear from Marine Corps recruiters and esports broadcasters who participated in "Reload Drops In With the Marine Corps," a two-day Call of Duty: Warzone gaming tournament hosted online by Esports Stadium Arlington in partnership with the U.S. Marine Corps. More than 500 gamers registered as teams of three to compete during open qualifiers on June 26 for the chance to be reinforced by active-duty Marines to compete on June 27 as a team of four.

Recruiter Helps Apprehend Three Armed Fugitives

OCALA, Fla. -- When the public sees Marine recruiters, they sometimes forget that recruiters are warriors. They see the smile, the blue trousers with red piping, the crisply-pressed brown khaki shirt, and the colorful ribbons, but they may not know the meaning of the ribbons. They may not realize that the ribbons represent acts of valor and battles fought in foreign lands.Staff Sgt. Kathy Prieto, a recruiter at Recruiting Substation Ocala, gave the public a glimpse of her combat persona when she apprehended three gunmen in Ocala, Nov. 16, 2019... Read More

New recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, are medically screened after arriving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, July 6, 2020. As recruits arrive to the depot in the future, they will enter a staging period of 14 days during which they will be medically screened, monitored, and provided classes to prepare and orient them to begin recruit training... More

Marine Recruiting Station Los Angeles helps distribute food during pandemic

Marine recruiters and future Marines with Recruiting Sub-Station Burbank, Recruiting Station Los Angeles, prepare and sort donated food while volunteering for the Justin and Kourtney Turner Food Bank in Los Angeles, June 20, 2020. With the COVID-19 virus pandemic continuing, Los Angeles County has received more confirmed cases than the surrounding counties. Joined by other volunteer organizations, the RSS Burbank Marines sorted... More

Lakeland School Senior awarded NROTC Scholarship

Capt. Michael McDonald, right, the executive officer of Recruiting Station Richmond, presents Colton Brown, left, a senior at Lakeland High School, a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship check at Recruiting Sub-Station Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, June 16, 2020. The NROTC scholarship, valued at up to $180,000, will pay for the cost of full tuition, books and other educational fees at many of the country’s leading colleges and universities. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Niles Lee)... More

Esports Stadium Arlington, in partnership with the US Marine Corps, presents "Reload Drops In With the Marine Corps," a two-day Call of Duty: Warzone tournament. The 26-27 June tournament will be hosted virtually and offers participants the opportunity compete as "trios" or teams of threes. Teams who make it to the finals on 27 June will receive an active-duty Marine player, forming a "quad" for the final day's game play.

Best friends receive NROTC scholarship together

Alec Howell and Michael Cava met during their sophomore year on the Torrey Pines High School wrestling team. From there, their friendship sparked. They proudly represented the Torrey Pines Falcons while they worked towards something bigger, together. Cava’s father served in the United States Marine Corps for 22 years before retiring... Read More

Marines, wrestling coaches partner to build wrestling community

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. -- The National Wrestling Coaches Association hosted an online webinar featuring Marines and wrestling influencers who are leaders in their organizations, June 10, 2020. The webinar, titled “Marines and Wrestling: Developing the Next Great American Generation,” was part of NWCA’s scholastic wrestling webinar series sponsored by the United States Marine Corps. The series is designed for ongoing coaching development and to inform coaches and influencers of opportunities to involve Marines... Read More

MCRC National Training Team develops virtual curriculums

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Marine Corps Recruiting Command National Training Team created new, web-based classes to continue training Marine recruiting personnel. Department of Defense-wide travel restrictions meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus have prevented many service members from being able to attend in-person training. “I think change is important and necessary for everyone to improve, adapt and grow,” said Master Sgt. Michael Rudin... Read More

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MCRC News

Twins Ambition By Sgt. Sarah Ralph | June 26, 2020 Many believe that teenagers will change their minds several times before narrowing down what they might potentially want to do for a living. For Izhar and Nimsi RodaCopto, they knew at a young age that no matter what they decided to do, they wanted to make a difference. MORE

Recruiter Helps Apprehend Three Armed Fugitives By Cpl. Erin R. Morejon | June 24, 2020 OCALA, Fla. -- When the public sees Marine recruiters, they sometimes forget that recruiters are warriors. They see the smile, the blue trousers with red piping, the crisply-pressed brown khaki shirt, and the colorful ribbons, but they may not know the meaning of the ribbons. They may not realize that the ribbons represent acts of valor and battles fought in foreign lands. MORE

Marine follows in her mother’s footsteps By Sgt. Bernadette Plouffe | June 19, 2020 According to science, mother-daughter relationships are typically one of the strongest bonds out there. For the Hallfords, their bond is unbreakable. MORE

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