![]() After standards and marksmanship plummeted as a result, the seven-week schedule was returned and additional training was given at Camp Lejeune or Camp Pendleton, based on specialties, before being assigned to a unit. With the September 1939 Nazi German invasion of Poland, Congress authorized an increase in manpower in preparation for a possible entry of the United States into World War II and the Marine Corps recruit training syllabus was halved to four weeks to accommodate the influx of personnel. During the summer of 1923, the West Coast recruit depot was moved from Mare Island to its current location in San Diego, and the training program was modified to include three weeks of basic indoctrination and three weeks on the rifle range the final two weeks were occupied in bayonet drill, guard duty, drill and ceremonies. ![]() As the United States entered World War I, the number of recruits being trained surged from 835 at any given time to a peak of 13,286, while follow-on training was provided at Quantico and in France. In 1915, the Norfolk depot was shifted to its current location at Parris Island, while the Philadelphia and Puget Sound depots were closed and merged with the two remaining depots. Biddle standardized a mandatory two-month recruit training schedule (including drill, physical exercise, personal combat and intensive marksmanship qualification with the M1903 Springfield rifle) and set up four depots at Philadelphia, Norfolk, Puget Sound and Mare Island. For example, recruits at Washington were hastily formed into a battalion in July 1861 and drilled as they marched on their way to the First Battle of Bull Run. in approximately 1808, but no records indicate that this served as a centralized recruit depot, and the training regimen remained inconsistent and primitive because of manpower shortages and lack of funding. Commandant Franklin Wharton established a formal school for recruits at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. Marine non-commissioned officers were responsible for instructing privates in discipline, drill, weapons handling and other skills. In the earliest years of the Corps, training was performed by the individual Marine barracks where the individual was recruited before being assigned to a permanent post. Recruits near the end of training at MCRD Parris Island, May 1942 Upon passing an audition and satisfying security and physical fitness requirements, they are granted the rank of Staff Sergeant and assigned exclusively to the band for a four-year enlistment. ![]() The only Marine Corps recruits not required to undergo training are those selected for the United States Marine Band. Those desiring to become officers attend training at Officer Candidates School at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. ![]() All recruits from the 1st, 4th and 6th recruiting districts and, until 2021, all female recruits were sent to Parris Island. Male recruits from the 8th, 9th and 12th recruiting districts (areas west of the Mississippi River except Louisiana and including parts of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan) are sent to MCRD San Diego. Most enlisted individuals entering the Marine Corps, regardless of eventual active or reserve duty status, will undergo recruit training at one of the two Marine Corps Recruit Depots (MCRD): Parris Island, South Carolina or San Diego, California. United States Marine Corps Recruit Training (commonly known as "boot camp") is a 13-week program, including in & out-processing, of recruit training that each recruit must successfully complete in order to serve in the United States Marine Corps. To learn more about PDS, see " Units/Duty Station" in the grey navigation bar at the top of each of our websites.Recruits learn marksmanship fundamentals and must qualify with the M16 rifle to graduate NOTE: Marines attending Infantry Training Battalion (ITB) (MOS = 03xx) will be assigned to their PDS, or Permanent Duty Station upon graduation. Not all MOS Schools have a start date immediately following graduation from MCT. Your Marine's scheduled attendance in MOS School will depend on when the school he or she will attend has available openings. MOS Schools for Marines are located at military installations around the United States. ![]() The MOS numbering system is the same for every branch of the military with very few exceptions. The first two digits of the MOS are the OCC (Occupational Career Code), plus two additional numbers which define the specialty. Typically, your Marine will have selected an MOS during the enlistment process. Your Marine has a 4-digit MOS number that corresponds with the title of his/her Military Occupational Specialty. After Graduation from the Marine Combat Training (MCT), Marines will attend schooling for their chosen MOS, or Military Occupational Specialty. ![]()
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