U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sgt. Maj. Orangel A. Leavy, right, and the Sergeant Major of 15th Marine... View Details

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (MCRD San Diego) is a United States Marine Corps military installation in San Diego, California. It lies between San Diego Bay and Interstate 5, adjacent to San Diego International Airport and the former Naval Training Center San Diego. [3]

In 1921 the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego was formally commissioned and in 1923, it became the primary recruiting center for the west coast. During World War II, the flow of recruits...

The Depot's primary function is to take quality young men from the western two-thirds of the United States and transform them through the foundations of rigorous basic training, our shared...

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Western Recruiting Region, San Diego, California 92140-5023. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot is located in the southern-most major metropolitan area of California, approximately 125 miles south of Los Angeles and 20 miles north of the Mexico border.

Jun 12, 2013 · Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is located right next to San Diego Airport. It’s only ten minutes from downtown. The base’s main mission is to train enlisted male Marine recruits from west of the Mississippi.

This video provides a snapshot of base access requirements and the various amenities that are available to you upon arrival for family day and graduation at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California.

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego's main mission is the initial training of USMC enlisted recruits living west of the Mississippi River. Over 21,000 recruits are trained at...

The mission of the Recruit Depot and the Western Recruiting Region is to exercise operational control of enlisted recruiting operations in the 8th, 9th, and 12th Marine Corps Recruiting Districts; to provide reception, processing, and recruit training for enlisted personnel following initial entry into the United States Marine Corps; and to ...

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is located in San Diego, California. It is the site of Marine Corps Recruit Training for men who have been recruited west of the Mississippi River. The mission on base is to perform the initial training of enlisted male recruits.