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Published August 27, 2007 07:17 pm - Michael Eiler flew out of Indianapolis Monday for San Diego. His 10-day leave went fast, he said. But it’s time to start chapter two in the life of a new Marine....

Published August 26, 2007 06:03 pm - Each year, the Marine Corps spends the summer months flying teachers, counselors and media people to San Diego so they can see firsthand what recruits go through,...

Published August 25, 2007 10:30 pm - SAN DIEGO — Watching recruits go through boot camp brings to mind the old metaphor about making sausage: You like it, but you don’t want to know the process it...

Published August 26, 2007 08:15 pm - CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — “This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. ...”
This Marine slogan was made famous in the Stanley Kubrick film...

the educators workshop saw during the week, is more than marching, firing the M16 and learning how to survive simulated combat. There is a lot of class time.

6:05 p.m. Marines learn how to spot...

Published August 25, 2007 10:26 pm - The depot sits on 388 acres adjacent to San Diego’s international airport. This accounts for the “San Diego pause.”

10:26 p.m.: MARINES: Marine Corps Recruit...

Published August 25, 2007 10:24 pm -

10:25 p.m.: MARINES: What is the USO?

The United Services Organization was founded on Feb. 5, 1941, by President Franklin Roosevelt. It was chartered by...

MARINES: Glossary of Marine terms
The Herald Bulletin

— Oo-rah — the warrior cry with as many origins as there are legends about the Marine Corps. It is usually shouted by fellow Marines as a...