US Marine Recruiting-PCS Poughkeepsie

Motivation Monday | A Marine with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing engages in the obstacle course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, August 3, 2018. Facing and conquering obstacles are in a Marine's nature. (photo by Cpl. Andy O. Martinez)

Fit Friday | Sgt. Joseph Torres holds a low plank at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The Marines conduct events such as this in order to promote physical fitness, unit cohesion and esprit de corps.

Some photos over the last few months of us working with your future Marines. Here it takes will, courage, and effort to want to even try this for yourself. If you know you would want to experience this for yourself DM for info, times, and location.

Prepared to face and defeat the opposition in any situation, Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit train in offensive and defensive techniques used in hand-to-hand combat.

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You have questions. Marines have answers.

Revisit some of the most frequently asked questions from the series: http://usmarin.es/txGmYD

During recruit training, aspiring Marines must face The Confidence Course, a series of obstacles designed to challenge recruits to overcome their fears and use their training to defeat challenges.

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In the midst of chaos and confusion, Marines must tap into their will to win and act.

Marines maneuver from a chemically gassed area during Exercise Bougainville II at . The exercise is part of pre-deployment training focusing on platoon and company level exercises. Marines are tested on their ability to complete the mission as the environment works against them.
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Every Marine a rifleman. MCB Camp Pendleton’s Marksmanship Training Unit (MTU) is dedicated to honing the skills learned in recruit training.

During their annual rifle qualification, Marines must face down stress and scrutiny on the rifle range. Committed to excellence and precision, Marines maintain proficient combat marksmanship and the ability to act under pressure.

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To protect our Nation's interests at home and abroad, Marines fight and win alongside our allies in every clime and place.

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and Spanish marines prepare for GRUFLEX, a multinational amphibious exercise that focuses on enhancing multilateral tactics and building partner relations through shared training events.

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Our annual Educators Workshop is just around the corner. The workshop gives high school teachers, mentors, and media an opportunity to get an inside glimpse of what the Marine Corps is all about. For more information, contact your local recruiter today!