Marines West 12MCD

Official profile for Marines West 12th MCD Recruiting. #12MCD #Marines

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Long after active duty, a Marine’s service continues, positively impacting communities across our Nation. That is the meaning of Semper Fidelis. Always Faithful. Always Marine.

[Marines West 12MCD @12thMCD]

During Women's History Month, the Marine Corps honors the invaluable contributions of female Marines in the past — while celebrating the new chapter today's female Marines are writing as they win battles for our Nation. #WeAreMarines

[Marines West 12MCD @12thMCD]

The sense of belonging and purpose that's found in the Corps is deeply felt by every Marine in our ranks. Together, Marines make a difference impossible to ignore. Our Nation places great trust in its Marine Corps because behind the fiercest battles are U.S. Marines.
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A Marine burns a non-lethal CS gas capsule as part of gas chamber qualification at Camp Pendleton, CA. Training with non-lethal weapons prepares Marines to accomplish their mission objectives in the face of obstacles they encounter on the battlefield.
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Purpose isn't a finish line. It's the motivation to find more when there's seemingly nothing left to give.
It ensures that the fight inside you is waged for the right reasons. Recruit training is 13 weeks, but the purpose you find here lasts a lifetime. #12MCD #USMC #Motivation

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Look out below. Rappel tower training equips recruits with skills to exhibit self-reliance and fortitude. Both fears of height and failure are overcome by recruits, in order to rappel down the tower using fast-roping and static rappel techniques. #12MCD #motomonday #usmc

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Only those with the fighting spirit will earn the honor of becoming a United States Marine. A recruit completes the Day Movement Course during Basic Warrior Training. BWT is a training event that teaches recruits the basics of combat survival and rifle maneuvers.
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As part of an amphibious, expeditionary fighting force, confidence in the water is key to winning our battles. Marines maintain their skills through swim qualification, a test performed in uniform in depths of a swimming pool. #12MCD #usmc #Marines #winning #swim #amphibious

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Recruits with Oscar Company shoot from the prone position during table one on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Table one consists of shooting in a variety of positions to measure marksmanship proficiency. (@ParrisIsland photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Fletcher) #12MCD #usmc

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You don't join the Marines. You become one. Recruits from Kilo Company push their physical strength and mental capacity to complete 13 weeks of recruit training. Over fear and doubt, through fatigue and scrutiny–recruits are pushed to their limits to become one of the few. #12MCD

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Before they're trusted to lead our Nation's Marines, officer candidates must prove they have the willingness to face challenges with determination and decisiveness. Questions? Text THEFEW (843339) #12MCD #USMC #Marines

(@USMCOCS photo by Cpl. Brian R. Domzalski)

[Marines West 12MCD @12thMCD]

Ours is a calling like no other. Before you can earn the title Marine you must overcome fear, doubt, and uncertainty. What challenges have you faced in pursuit of the title?
(U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School photo by Cpl. Brian R. Domzalski) #12MCD #USMC #Marines

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Blue skies ahead

Marines with Lima Company undertake the second phase of pre-deployment training during exercise Bougainville II at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. #12MCD #USMC
(III MEF Marines photo by Cpl. Jacob Wilson)

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Every Marine is first and foremost a rifleman–a skill that's foundational to winning battles for our Nation. The rifle range measures a recruit's focus and precision firing the M16A4. Text THEFEW (843339) to find out more about how you can become a Marine. #12MCD #skillset #usmc

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Winning Battles Together. The bond among Marines is unlike any other. To be the elite expeditionary fighting force, battles must be won together. Text THEFEW (843339). #12MCD #usmc #marines #teamwork #together

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Endurance, strength, and the fighting spirit within are necessary to pass the Endurance Course. The purpose of the Endurance Course is to test physical ability and mental stamina necessary to become a Marine Corps Officer. Think you have what it takes? Text THEFEW (843339).#12MCD

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What drives you to keep pushing when you've reached your limit? For Marines, it's the sense of purpose they feel fighting to win for our Nation. Think you share this drive? Go to https://t.co/laC7GueOfC and find out. #12MCD #usmc #purpose #fightingfriday

[Marines West 12MCD @12thMCD]

You don't join the Marines, you become one. From the minute recruits step off the bus at the recruit depot, they're challenged to overcome mental and physical battles to earn the title that no one can take away: Marine.

(MCRD San Diego photo by Lance Cpl. Cristian G. Torres.)

[Marines West 12MCD @12thMCD]

Marines are built with strength and endurance to fight and win our Nation's battles. For more information on becoming a Marine, text THEFEW (843339). (Photo by Lance Cpl. Karis Mattingly) #12MCD #usmc #fitfriday

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On the battlefield, Marines know how to meet adversity with the perseverance and will to win. #12MCD #motivationmonday #USMC #Marines

(U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)