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In This Issue

Scam Alert
The Chain of Command
Challenge Coins: A Marine Corps Tradition
Marine Corps Rank and Pay
Commandant's Reading List
Mail Call During Bootcamp
Combat Conditioning
Testing Information
About Boot Camp Graduation

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San Diego

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October 16, 2013
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Greetings Recruit Families!

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Congratulations to our newest Marines, 3rd Battalion Kilo Company of San Diego and
1st Battalion Alpha Company of Parris Island who are graduating this Friday, October
18! We would also like to congratulate 1st Battalion Charlie Company from San Diego,
as well as 2nd Battalion Echo Company and 4th Battalion Oscar Company from Parris
Island, for graduating last Friday, October 11! A big Ooh-Rah goes out to you all!

For those of you who are just beginning your journey, we would like to WELCOME you
and extend our CONGRATULATIONS. You're on a new journey to becoming a Marine Parent.
The pride is indescribable, but you may feel you are in an unfamiliar world with
a whirlwind of emotions and never-ending questions.
If you've been looking for answers to your questions, we can help you.
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Scam Alert

Attention recruit parents:
It has recently been brought to our attention that an individual or individuals
have launched a scam targeting the families of Marine recruits. The grandfather
who alerted us to this was contacted by an individual who claimed that the grandfather's
recruit had been in an automobile accident while at recruit training and needed
$1,900 for legal help. If you receive a similar call or email, please DO NOT give
out any personal information or agree to wire any money to anyone. This is not legitimate.
The Marine Corps does not call to solicit money from recruit families, ever.
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The Chain of Command

Becoming a Marine Parent

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Knowing, understanding, and following the chain of command in the military is crucial.
The chain of command is the system that controls the happenings, tasks, and logistics
of the military. The chain of command is also the tasking authority for subordinates.
The chain of command is what gives the ultimate authority to warriors to engage
during conflict. It is imperative to the success of our military that the chain
of command exercises the correct leadership and appropriate discipline in order
to ensure success.
There are many occasions in your soon-to-be Marine's career that he or she will
not be available for you to converse with or ask questions. Those situations may
be during training, school, field exercises or deployment. For this reason, the
Marine Corps also implements a civilian chain of command for family members called
"Family Readiness" once the recruit has graduated from boot camp.
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Celebrate a Corps Tradition...

Give Your Marine a Coin Upon Graduation

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Among the Marine Corps' many traditions is the carrying of the challenge coin, rooted
in history dating back to World War I.


The most common story of the first challenge coins tells of a wealthy lieutenant
in the United States Army Air Corps, the predecessor of the Air Force. He had given
the men in his unit bronze medallions, and one young pilot wore his medallion in
a leather pouch around his neck. One day, following an emergency landing of his
aircraft behind enemy lines, the pilot was captured by the Germans, and his personal
identification was confiscated.

The pilot managed to escape the Germans by donning civilian attire and he found
his way to a French outpost. The French, however, had seen many enemies masquerading
as civilians, and since they didn't recognize his American accent they planned to
execute him.

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Marine Corps Rank and Pay

Learning More About the Corps

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Your recruit learns loads of information during boot camp and Marine Corps rank
structure is among the topics covered.
From Private (Pvt) to General (Gen), we've compiled the Marine Corps ranks so they're
easy to view and understand and we've included pay grades and abbreviations in the
style used by the Marine Corps.
Along with Marine Corps ranks, we've compiled some helpful links and information
regarding Marines' hazard pay, per diem rates, housing costs, W2 forms, and more.
Use these pages as a reference and take advantage of this opportunity to learn more
about Marine Corps rank and pay.
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From the Commandant's Reading List: Warfighting (MCDP1)

Commandant's Choice
From amazon.com:
A veritable classic about discipline, teamwork and leadership, Warfighting (MCDP1)
is clear, concise and to the point, the book boldly explains the code of conduct
and moral quality of a Marine. Whether you are in the military, a business person,
project manager or a mother of three, this book will help you achieve your goals
without toiling more than necessary. No recipes, just attitude. The message delivered,
if taken as a how-to-book, empowers the reader to plan, fearlessly expect the
unexpected and, finally, "get things done". It views man (here meaning the "human
being") as the most valuable element and views "mistakes or imperfections" as virtues
when properly harnessed. It is a book of strategy and one that will point out the
value of each and every one of us. Not a book to be read once, but to be cherished
and re-read many times and to be passed on to generations to come.
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Mail Call During Boot Camp

Information for Recruit Parents

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Need some help understanding what's okay and what's not okay to send to your Recruit
at boot camp? We've compiled years of experience from parents of recruits to help
you get it figured out.

Stick to letters only. Resist sending packages unless your recruit has specifically
asked you to send something.

Though your recruit may move from one location for training to another during boot
camp, you will always use the same mailing address for him/her (see the page at
the link below for exceptions).

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Combat Conditioning

Training Phase I - Getting Started

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The Combat Conditioning program for recruits at the Marine Corps Recruit Depots
serves as an introduction to strenuous activity for many recruits. Recruits will
conduct Combat Conditioning exercises almost every other day during recruit training.
The program has as its goals not only success as measured by the Marine Corps Physical
Fitness Test, or PFT, but also those physical skills necessary to excel in a modern
military environment, and in combat.
The focus is on functional exercises, and uses a progressive method to build a strong
foundation in general fitness.
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Complete Care During Boot Camp

Training Phase II - In the Midst

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From Health and Wealth to Religious Ministries


Recruits in Marine Corps boot camp receive the best training possible.
With that said, recruits are very well cared for throughout the course of their
thirteen weeks on the Recruit Depot. From injury prevention and dental treatment
to recruit pay and the Thrift Savings Plan, every base is covered, including Religious
Ministries.
The Marine Corps' Sports Medicine Injury Prevention program is in place during recruit
training to ensure this rigorous training is completed with as few musculoskeletal
injuries as possible. Specialists in the fields of physical conditioning and injury
prevention are part of the recruit training staff.
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Prac App Test & Written Testing

Training Phase III - The Final Stretch

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Recruits spend a great deal of time in the classroom during recruit training and,
during weeks 10 and 11 of boot camp, they must prove they have retained the abundance
of information they were taught.

Recruits must perform a Final Practical Application Test, as well as a Final Written
Academic Test.

The final practical application test is a series of test events where recruits are
required to demonstrate their knowledge and mastery of the subject. These areas
include: First Aid skills, Customs and Courtesies (like saluting or boarding a ship),
Marine Corps Uniform and rank identification, and weapons assembly and disassembly.

The final written academic test is second of two written tests recruits take during
their training.
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Motivational Run & Family Day

About Boot Camp Graduation

Training Day-69 (Family Day) starts off with a motivational run, referred to as
the "MOT Run" throughout the Depot.

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All graduating recruits run a 4-mile course which passes by all four training battalions,
as well as Support Battalion. At each battalion, selected recruits ring each of
the Battalion Bells as the rest of the Company runs by singing cadence, loudly signaling
successful completion of Recruit Training.
As recruits run to the cadence of their Drill Instructors, parents, family members
and friends line the streets and cheer as they try to find the face of their loved
one among the crowd of new Marines.
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