Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego was no longer a men-only institution. In 2019, Congress ordered the San Diego boot camp to integrate women into its training battalions by 2028.

SAN DIEGO — When Marine Brig. Gen. William Pendleton raised the first American flag 100 years ago at what would eventually become the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, the city was still ...

San Diego, CA - March 05: The Silent Drill Platoon from the Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment prepares to perform at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Saturday, March 5, 2022 in San Diego ...

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Celebrates Century in Downtown San Diego by Elizabeth Ireland • Times of San Diego Nov. 30, 2021, 10:55 p.m. Dec. 1, 2021, 3:54 a.m. Share this: ...

California's two senators and Rep. Scott Peters, D- San Diego, Wednesday introduced legislation to prohibit the closure of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego as the USMC reviews its two recruit ...

Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego’s color guard stands in formation during a drill instructor graduation ceremony at MCRD, Dec. 16, 2020. During drill instructor school, ...

New recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, endure pick up at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Feb. 12, 2021. (Lance Cpl. Grace J. Kindred/Marine Corps) ...

In April, the Globe Gazette followed West Fork teacher Laura Shafer and about 20 other educators from Iowa and Nebraska as they participated in the Marine Corps Educators Workshop. While ...

One drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego received nonjudicial punishment in 2014 after he ordered his recruits into the shower, where he had them crowd together while naked ...

The San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot has served as the recruit training center for the western United States since 1923, training nearly 18,000 Marines every year.

Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego’s color guard stands in formation during a drill instructor graduation ceremony at MCRD, Dec. 16, 2020. During drill instructor school, ...