Marine Corps Recruiting Command's commanding general, Maj.Gen. Jason Bohm, and sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Cortez Brown, speak on the COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 22, 2021 on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. As the vaccine is becoming more available...
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Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen was the first African American Marine Corps aviator as well as the first African American Marine Corps general.This graphic was created in honor of African American History Month and the service of African American...
Janey Conerly grew up in Mandeville, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. She was born into a family with two loving parents, who tirelessly worked to provide for Conerly, her older sister and her younger brother. She grew up playing sports and...
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Caito Pierre Jr., an Administrative Specialist of Marine Corps Recruiting Command, reflects on his experience in the Marine Corps for Black History Month at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, January 27, 2021. Black...
Pfc. James Anderson Jr. was the first African American Marine to earn the Medal of Honor. He was awarder the medal posthumously for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. During Operation Prairie II, while advancing through the jungle...
The Marine Corps Recruiting Command National Training Team launched a new website page, “MCRC Connections,” at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 1, 2021. MCRC Connections was created as an “all in one resource for sharing ideas, asking...
U.S. Marine Corps Technical Sgt. Alfred Masters was the first African American Marine. He enlisted into the Marine Corps on June 1, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This graphic was created in honor of African American History Month. (U.S. Marine...
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Fred Orellana, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Costa Mesa, Recruiting Station Orange County, takes us through his journey as a recruiter during an interview in Costa Mesa, California, on January 20, 2021. This...
Katey Hogan, a poolee from Recruiting Station Sacramento, tells her story and what it means to be one of the hand-selected young women to go through recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. For the first time in Marine Corps...
Life can sometimes take a turn we weren’t expecting. For Brennan McLean, that turn happened early starting in high school. At just 17 years old, Brennan dropped out of high school because he lost all motivation and direction. His parents, although...
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gordon Emmanuel did not come into this world with the brightest path, or under the most positive circumstances. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York as the son to two Haitian immigrants. The environment he was born into was relatively rough and was not the best conditions for a child. Gordon’s household could be described as tumultuous, and a place where he felt as if he was facing adversity inside as well as outside.
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The Delayed Entry Program is one of the most useful programs the Marine Corps has to prepare future Marines. It provides a vast amount of time for poolees, or prospective Marine recruits, to develop themselves for the rigors of Marine Corps recruit training, and provides the opportunity for them to get ahead of their peers before they’re even Marines.
Janey Conerly grew up in Mandeville, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. She was born into a family with two loving parents, who tirelessly worked to provide for Conerly, her older sister and her younger brother. She grew up playing sports and games with other children in her neighborhood, and her mom often described her as the social butterfly at school.
Major General Jason Q. Bohm
February 25, 2021
A concerted effort: Marine Corps, Army collaborate to strengthen programs