The Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment performed on the Parade Deck of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) as they celebrate 100 years as a landmark in San Diego.

After the platoon finished the 54-hour “evolution,” each recruit received their Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem and were called Marine for the first time.

It takes 13 weeks to complete boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, where young recruits become hardened US Marines. The three-month course is considered one of the most difficult in ...

The Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego saw its first gender-integrated class of Marines graduate after completing boot camp together this year.

A Marine veteran who served in three wars was honored Friday during a graduation ceremony for approximately 600 Marines at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

MCRD SAN DIEGO -- It's been almost a week since the Crucible, the legendary two-and-a-half-day physical and mental torture fest that culminates in recruits earning the coveted title of Marines.

The first company of women Marines to begin training on the West Coast stepped off buses this week to begin boot camp at the Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego.

The first company of women Marines to begin training on the West Coast stepped off buses this week to begin boot camp at the Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego.

This week, after grinding through three months of training and team building, the San Diego depot’s first gender-integrated class of Marines graduated after completing boot camp together.

First female recruits in San Diego make history by becoming Marines After the platoon finished the 54-hour “evolution,” each recruit received their Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem and were ...

It takes 13 weeks to complete boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, where young recruits become hardened US Marines. The three-month course is considered one of the most difficult in ...