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Uncommon perseverance, common virtue

During these very challenging times recruiting is one of the most difficult missions in the armed forces today. The mission becomes harder with every drop in unemployment and every rise in wages. Gunnery Sgt. Paul Glenn, III, staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of Recruiting Sub-station Jacksonville, is the only child of Donna and Paul II. It

MCRD San Diego’s newest Marines graduate Feb. 10

These are America’s newest Marines and their leaders at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Company C graduates 284 men today: First Recruit Training Battalion Commanding Officer Lt. Col. B. D. Kerl Sergeant Major Sgt. Maj. A. A. Spadaro Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. E. S. West Battalion Drill Master Staff Sgt. C. C. Krusemark Company C Commanding

Career recruiters help shape future of recruiting force

The Marine Corps’ senior career recruiting leadership held the first ever National Career Recruiter Leadership Conference here recently to review the structure, policy and issues impacting the career recruiter force. More than 90 attendees consisting of all the master gunnery sergeants in the 8412 Military Occupation Specialty (MOS), district

Service Co., serves up a win

The depot’s Commanding General’s Cup volleyball season continued with Service Company seizing first place in the gold division at the Field House Tuesday. Opening the day, Service Company faced off against the equally-ranked Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team with a record of three wins and one loss. The first match proved to be

MCRD San Diego’s newest Marines graduate Feb. 3

These are America’s newest Marines and their leaders at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Company K graduates 389 men today: Third Recruit Training Battalion Commanding Officer Lt. Col. R. W. Gates Chaplain Lt. F. P. Munoz Sergeant Major Sgt. Maj. S. B. Mearkle Battalion Drill Master Gunnery Sgt. I. T. Ramirez Company K Commanding Officer

Recruits receive warm welcome, new 'do'

One hundred recruits anxiously stood in four lines waiting for the arrival of 20 others before receiving passage to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego to begin their training. The new recruits began their journey at the San Diego International Airport at Lindberg Field in the United Services Organization, where they waited for a bus to boot camp.

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MCRC top recruiters and spouses honored at Disney World

Thirty-six Marine recruiters and their families stationed throughout the country gathered for an awards ceremony and weekend retreat, Jan. 27-29, at the Disney World Resorts’ Shades of Green hotel here. The event was planned to reward the Marines, and their spouses, for their efforts during the Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s fall recruiting

Recruits get physical for graduation

The physical fitness test is one of the many events demanded from each recruit on the depot. In order for a recruit to proceed to the School of Infantry, he must first pass his final inspection, complete field training, pass rifle qualification and meet minimum requirements for the Marine PFT. The PFT is a three-part assessment that tests their

Farm fresh Marine leaves Amish roots, finds new world in Corps

The Marine Corps is a cornucopia of people. It's an array of black, white, brown, red and yellow, and its varied folk practice a plethora of religions. In the last year, two recruits, who happen to be brothers, came separately from perhaps the Corps' most uncommon origin - the Amish Order. "It's a very small world within the Amish community," said

Depot, WRR donate most CFC money in three years

The depot's contributing period for the Combined Federal Campaign ended in a 3-year record high of donations this month. The depot inspector's office calculated $313,962.24 total donations from depot personnel, nearly doubling last year's contributions and making the depot one of only four commands to meet and beat the annual goals set by the

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