FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California

Serving The Best Troops & Veterans In The World !! | laurenmarlowe

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is a United States Marine Corps military installation in San Diego, California. It lies between San Diego Bay and Interstate 5, adjacent to Lindbergh Field and the former Naval Training Center San Diego.

MCRD San Diego's main mission is the initial training of enlisted male recruits living west of the Mississippi River. Over 21,000 recruits are trained each year. The Depot also is the home to the Marine Corps' Recruiter School and Western Recruiting Region's Drill Instructors School.

 

Recruit training for those enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, also referred to as boot camp, includes a thirteen week process during which the recruit becomes cut off from the civilian world and must adapt to a Marine Corps lifestyle.

During training, the drill instructors train recruits in a wide variety of subjects including weapons training, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, personal hygiene and cleanliness, close order drill, and Marine Corps history. The training emphasizes physical fitness and recruits must attain a minimum standard of fitness to graduate.

 This standard includes a Physical Fitness Test. Recruits must also meet minimum combat-oriented swimming qualifications, qualify in rifle marksmanship with the M16A2 service rifle.

Unlike training at Parris Island, recruits must leave the depot to conduct field training. The second three-week phase is spent at Edson Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, where recruits fire on the rifle range. At the conclusion, recruits return to San Diego, but will return at the end of recruit training for the 56-hour "culminating" event called The Crucible.

Learn More About Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego HERE!!

The Marine Corps Recruit Depot Command Museum boasts one of the most extensive and comprehensive displays of Marine Corps historical items in the Nation. The Museum has over 150,000 annual visitors and occupies 22,233 square feet of indoor space.

The Mission at the MCRD Command Museum is “To provide an educational setting that portrays the legacy of the Marine Corps for the training of recruits and the continuing education of Marines, that functions as a supporting arm to the recruiting effort, and that serves as a bridge to the civilian community.”

Visit The MCRD Command Museum HERE!!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you ladies for this evenings road trip! *Hugs*

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

Brad Fletcher - To All Our Mothers Children

Due South - The Good Guys

Perry Nunley - When Freedom Rings

FReeper musical artists. Let me know if you have a submission.

[left that other site]

The clarinets and oboes in that piece reminded me of a story that you might appreciate!

Over 50 years ago, my BFF Diane and I took piano lessons from the same cranky Nun, who managed to make even playing the piano an unpleasant and tedious experience. She told us we HAD to attend the performance of a local orchestra because SHE had an oboe solo.

As D and I entered the building, I noticed on the program that the solo was to be in Grofe’s ‘Grand Canyon Suite”.

Sure enough, when “Sister’s” solo came up, she stood up to her full 6’2’height, swathed in her black habit with her face-pinching wimple, and played the somewhat GOOFY oboe solo (representing a donkey plodding along the Grand Canyon).
Of course, the oboe’s small double reed makes everyone look silly when they play, but Sister looked like an absolute buffoon! D and I couldn’t help ourselves, and we burst into hilarious laughter reminiscent of the “Chuckles the Clown Funeral” Episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Needless to say, we both became autodidacts after the incident.

[left that other site]

It shows.

And S’Wonderful!

[AZamericonnie]

Home safe & sound. Thank you ladies & sorry for being such a scrub! LOL *Hugs*

[mylife]

Git yer jammies on and stop grousin ☺

just teasin of course. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Hoodat...your feelings are shared by many.

God Bless and protect our troops who have been betrayed by their supposed leaders.

[eldoradude]

Semper Fi!

Happy Birthday in three days, Marine. Same as mine.

I went through MCRD San Diego...not as long ago as you though.

Talked to a young Marine a while back and made a passing comment about boot and he said, '...that was hazing!'

LMAO. Throw him in the whiskey locker with an old school DI and see what comes out.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Marine....

And thank you for your service to our country.

[RJS1950]

I did my time there; January 70 to May 70. We were a test group for the 12-13 week training cycle. After having our butts beaten for 2 1/2 weeks we were told that the next Monday we would begin actual training; like a taser to the nads.

[mylife]

Stewart/Gaskin~ Walking the Dog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohar1B_adyQ

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, hoagy...what a great story!!! Thanks for sharing.

[AZamericonnie]

Hiya My! *Hugs*

I did have some fun driving my bros rhino errr....”redneck limo” as he calls it off road. :)

[mylife]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nT1fBCcf4o

[mylife]

LOL! yer one heck of a gal!

[mylife]

Had to laugh my old buddy says whats on yer nose?

It was pollen, I was sniffin flowers. Tiger Lillys

Good day, we burnt some wood, I met a new grand Baby, got him to pull my finger.

Had a good time with a little pup, got her all worked up barking at Oryxs.
And now I am chatting with you.

God Bless You All

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Connie, and thank you for the tributes to our troops. *HUGS*

Did you enjoy your road trip? How was the traffic on your commute this evening?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique.

M1911A1.....#50!!

[mylife]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3iSiij98VY&feature=kp

[AZamericonnie]

My Bros girlfriend works at a shop where they make some really cool gun barrels.

[mylife]

Get me a job there.

I’m a welder and metallurgist but have no pedigreee, but I’m damn good.

I can work metal like butter.