Search:

Do not worry about your weight too much. I weighed 132 pounds on a 5' 8' frame and on graduation day I weighed 145. Any excess fat I had was gone and I was slimmer than when I stepped on the yellow...

I have the following Recruit Platoon Books from MCRD San Diego, none from Parris Island and 1 WestPac cruise book.

If your platoon is not listed I do not have it or know where you can find a...

MCRD San Diego Platoon 1132 graduating on February 7, 1975

Fifth Marine Brigade WWI A. E. F. patches.
http://www.geocities.com/ssgtedusmc/patches3.jpg
All of the 5th Marine Brigade patches have a red background. The V on the globe is a different color for...

Fourth Marine Brigade WWI A. E. F. patches. The Fourth Marine Brigade was an element of the Army 2nd Infantry Division.
http://www.geocities.com/ssgtedusmc/patches1.jpg
The far left and the two at...

I have 15 recruit platoon books dating from 1971 to 1983 and thought there was a chance one could have been yours but I don't have it.

Sgt Leprechaun posted some photos of a friend's Civil War Marine kepi that has a close up of one of the side buttons and you can see it looks very much like our current button.

Great post Sgt. Leprechaun, thanks!

I qualified marksman in boot camp in December 1974, then marksman again once I got back to Pendleton from Japan in 1976. The I shot expert next year and the year after both on KD courses. I didn't...

Marines serving with the AEF in Europe wore their unit insignia on their left sleeve the same as the Army. That included the 4th Marine Brigade which was part of the 2nd Infantry Division and the 5th...

Yes, the Marine Corps button is the same button that the revolutionary Marines wore with subtle differences in the style of eagle, the stars, the anchor and number of lines in the background.
...

The clutchpost EGA pictured in the post dated 3-18 was used from about 1949/50 to 1955 when the anchor on the collar sized EGA's got the rope fouling it.

The wide metal chevrons were used from...

What was your platoon number and date of graduation?