Combat Water Survival at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Conor Gawlik is a native of Houston, Texas discusses his participation in combat water survival training during recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. The basic swim qualification consists of a 25-meter swim, a tower jump into the water, a four-minute tread, a 25-meter pack swim, and an underwater gear shed. (DoD video by Nicholas Groesch) | Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego

The new Marines of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 30, 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. Following graduation, the Marines were given 10 days of leave before taking the next step in training at the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. | Marine

Marine Corps Recruit Holiday Greetings U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, give their family holiday greetings at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Dec. 19, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Francisco Angel) Check Out our official Instagram for more shoutouts. Merry Christmas to all from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, and the Western Recruiting Region. | Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego

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Drill Instructors Welcome Educators from Midwest Marines U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors from the Recruit Training Regiment welcomed educators from the recruiting stations in Marine Corps Recruiting Station Milwaukee, RS Oklahoma City Marines, and Marine Corps Recruiting Station Twin Cities to Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, as part of the Educators Workshop, June 18, 2024. Participants of the workshop visited MCRD San Diego to observe recruit training and gain a better

“This will be the hardest three months of my life.” Every Marine remembers the first day they met their drill instructors. (Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego video production) | U.S. Marine Corps