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The new recruits will quarantine at a local hotel for two weeks after previous recruits tested positive for the coronavirus.
April 16, 2020
Though a few recruits tested positive for COVID-19, Marine commanding general says quarantine a success
May 5, 2020
Pfc. Javier Pong, 18, collapsed during training at Camp Pendleton and later died on Sept. 27, the Marines said. His death is under investigation.
Oct. 10, 2022
Recruits are due to arrive in February, Marines say.
Dec. 14, 2020
The historic boot training site has trained more than 1.5 million Marines since it opened a century ago.
March 6, 2022
San Diego’s Marine Corps Recruit Depot, the service’s first purpose-built base, was part of an early-century military boom that changed the city.
Nov. 26, 2021
The person drove up to a gate and got out of a vehicle holding a knife with “hostile intent,” according to a statement from the depot.
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Blister-inflicting boots, largely unchanged since World War II, are replaced by footgear designed for outdoor enthusiasts.
Oct. 6, 1998
More than 300 recruits at the Marines’ boot camp in San Diego are suffering from diarrheal symptoms from an bacterial outbreak, officials disclosed this week.
Nov. 2, 2017
A new company that includes both women and men begins training in the first step toward fully integrating the Marine Corps’ San Diego boot camp.
Feb. 11, 2021