Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and WESTERN RECRUITING REGION The new Marines of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 24, 2026 Graduation took place at the completion of the 13-week transformation which included training for drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marine Corps customs and traditions
Recruit Training Regiment - United States Marine Corps Recruit Training Regiment provides for reception, processing and training of enlisted personnel upon their accession into the Marine Corps and develops the Drill Instructors and officers responsible for recruit training in order to transform recruits into Basically Trained Marines, prepared to meet the challenges of their follow-on training In 1921 the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego was
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and WESTERN RECRUITING REGION U S Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion are issued gear during a receiving event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, April 20, 2026 During the receiving process, recruits are taken to the United States Organizations for accountability, bused to the Depot, checked for contraband, given haircuts, make scripted phone calls home, and are
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and WESTERN RECRUITING REGION U S Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training participate in a receiving event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, April 20, 2026 During the receiving process, recruits are taken to the United Services Organizations for accountability, bussed to the Depot, checked for contraband, given haircuts, make scripted phone calls home, and are issued gear
MCRDSD Leaders MCRD San Diego Leaders Brigadier General Hyman enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1993 and was a personnel clerk assigned to Company I, 3d Battalion, 23d Marines, 4th Marine Division in North Little Rock, Arkansas
MCRDSD Info - United States Marine Corps REAL ID Effective May 7, 2025, all guests and visitors 18 years and older accessing Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego should be prepared to present a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or an approved alternate form of identification (i e - U S passport) to enter the base, in accordance with federal law, MCO 5530 13, and the Department of Homeland Security’s REAL ID Act Visitors without
The Mission of MCRDSD: We Make Marines Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Directions All visitors and graduation traffic Please enter the base through Gate 5 at the intersection of Washington Street and Pacific Highway
Depot History - United States Marine Corps Marine Corps Recruit Depot History A few weeks after establishing Camp Howard on North Island in San Diego, Col Joseph Pendleton, on September 6, 1914, was the guest speaker at the U S Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego The subject of his speech was "San Diego, An Ideal Location for a Permanent Marine Corps Base " The drive behind his lecture was the unsatisfactory conditions and the less
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and WESTERN RECRUITING REGION U S Marines with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion march in formation during a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, May 1, 2026 This ceremony marked the end of a 13-week transformation that included training in drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marine Corps customs and traditions