When Román Baca was serving as a Marine in Iraq in 2005, he didn’t tell many people what kind of work he had done before the war. He had tried that in boot camp, and it hadn’t gone well.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- Rakayla Austin had been living in a portion of the Albany County Jail converted into a homeless shelter in January with hopes of becoming a U.S. Marine. She stepped into her ...

He was 17 years old when he enlisted in the Marines. “I made it through boot camp. I went into aviation mechanic school, and after aviation mechanic school, I was transferred to a marine airbase ...

There they learned instrument flight rules, tactics, formation flying, and how to operate the bigger, turbine-powered Huey. The entire process—from boot camp to Wolters through graduation from ...

In a Jan. 1 memo to Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus requested a "detailed plan" on how the service will fully integrate its boot camp and Officer Candidate School.

Dating back to at least 2016, Williams has claimed association with the U.S. Marine Corps when talking about his personal biography in video blogs, in his stand-up routines and in interviews ...

For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ...

At the Marine Corps’ East Coast recruit depot, if a recruit asks to be separated from boot camp before finishing, each request is handled differently, said Capt. Nikki Plymale, the director for ...

The Boot Camp Challenge is sold out, so those not registered can't go through the obstacle course, but they can still interact with drill instructors and see what it takes to become a U.S. Marine ...

A senior enlisted Marine was arrested by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and fired from a West Coast training command, Navy officials confirmed Monday. Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Trevino of the ...

On day two of their boot camp experience, a group of teachers hit a shooting range at Camp Pendleton. One San Diego teacher said she can see how this builds confidence within the recruits.

Pfc. Nicolas Brooklier, a former Army captain, marches on the parade deck during a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 26. (Lance Cpl. Alexandra M. Earl/Marine Corps ...