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Congratulations to our newest Marines, 1st Battalion Delta Company of San Diego, as well as 3rd Battalion Lima Company and 4th Battalion Oscar Company of Parris Island, who will be graduating this Friday, April 3. A big Ooh-Rah goes out to you all! We would also like to congratulate 2nd Battalion Hotel Company of San Diego, as well as 1st Battalion Delta Company of Parris Island, who will be graduating next Friday, April 10. 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. Sincerely,  Tracy Della Vecchia Founder and Executive Director
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 | | Operational Security...Now?
 In this series of articles, we've talked a little bit about privacy and respect, noting that both are important concepts to learn as the parent of a recruit. As your recruit nears graduation, the concept of Operational Security (OPSEC) becomes just as important to understand.
As a family member in the military community, you are a vital factor in the success (or lack thereof) of OPSEC. You may not know it, but you can play a crucial role in ensuring your loved one's safety by protecting the information you have of the military's day-to-day operations.
OPSEC is important to you as family members during recruit training because the better you come to understand it during the training process, the less problematic it will be when your Marine goes into the fleet. Click here to read the full article... |
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| | History of the Marine Corps
 The United States Marine Corps were founded as the "Continental Marines" during the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775. The Corps first recruited at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the Revolutionary War, the Marines served as landing troops for the recently created Continental Navy. The Continental Marines were disbanded at the end of the war in April, 1783 but reformed on July 11, 1798. Despite the gap, the Marine Corps celebrates its birthday on November 10 each year. Historically, the United States Marine Corps has achieved success and notoriety in every major military campaign in American history, beginning with the Revolutionary War, as well as in several smaller conflicts, such as the Barbary Wars, the Mexican-American War, and the "Banana Wars" in the Caribbean and Latin America throughout the 19th century. In the 20th century, the Marines solidified themselves as one of the world's most elite fighting forces in World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as places like Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan in more recent times.
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| | Supporting You Through it All...
RecruitParents.com guides you through what to expect from boot camp, and once your child has graduated. MarineParents.com provides you with the information and resources a new Marine's family needs. Marine Family Network also acts as your support system through it all. Whether you're a recruit parent or a Marine parent, on MFN you will connect with others you can share your experiences and emotions with.  The EGA Shop is the Marine Parents' online store, and it carries Marine Corps items relevant to you and your Marine from the time they become recruits until the time they become veterans. Our Marine Corps megastore has everything: Graduation apparel, "Proud Marine Mom/Dad" shirts and accessories, items related to support during deployment, and Marine essentials that your son or daughter would love to receive in a care package. Each time you make a purchase from The EGA Shop, all proceeds are used to fund the programs and services offered by Marine Parents, Recruit Parents and our outreach programs. Thank you for supporting the organization that supports you! |
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| | Becoming Familiar With the Corps
 Your best resource for all things Boot Camp and recruit training are the official USMC websites--you'll find links to official USMC websites in the Recruit Parents website provided to you as a service of MarineParents.com. The website was begun as a complement to information available on official Marine Corps websites. We provide well-researched and accurate information about Boot Camp, as well as later phases of your Marine's career. Did you know the USMC has a website dedicated specifically to new Marine parents and mentors? It's a great resource for families trying to familiarize themselves with the Marine Corps as well as for what to expect now that your son or daughter has made the decision to become a Marine. Click here to visit the website...
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| | Legendary Yellow Footprints
 The following is an excerpt from an April 2009 Marine Corps article. " Parris Island Through the Eyes of New Recruits: As the air brakes hiss, hearts beat faster, palms sweat, breaths become shorter and a bus of hopeful recruits are unified by the fear of the unknown. These are the experiences of so many recruits who have passed through Parris Island's main gate. Upon arriving, recruits are greeted by a drill instructor and ordered to get off the bus and onto Parris Island's legendary yellow footprints. These are the words all recruits hear once they are on the yellow footprints: 'You are now aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina, and you have just taken the first step toward becoming a member of the world's finest fighting force, the United States Marine Corps.'" |
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| | Initial Drill Evaluation: Training Phase I
 The Initial Drill Evaluation tests each platoon's ability to listen to the orders of its Drill Instructor at this point in training, and is a demonstration of the unit's degree of discipline and esprit de corps. Drill is used as one of the first methods of transforming these recruits from civilians into Marines, and plays a large part on their development of teamwork and unit cohesion. "On Family Day and Graduation Day you will be amazed when you see the new Marines marching out onto the Parade Deck," one mom said, "They will be marching in perfect rows... perfectly in step... pivot perfectly in time with each other... and will be a sight to behold!" Click to read more... |
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| | Rifle Range Safety Rules: Training Phase II
 A Combat Marksmanship Instructor, or CMI, teaches recruits the fundamentals of weapons safety with their M-16A2 service rifle. During Firing Week, which is the second week of marksmanship training, recruits hear the four rifle range safety rules several times each day. Recruits will hear these safety rules frequently for the rest of their time in the Marine Corps and many Marines remember them for the rest of their life.
The first rifle range safety rule is: Treat every weapon as if it were loaded. Click here to learn more... |
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| | The Crucible:
Training Phase III
 The Crucible is the final test every recruit must go through to become a Marine. It tests every recruit physically, mentally, and morally and is the defining moment in recruit training. The Crucible takes place over 54-hours and includes food and sleep deprivation and over 45 miles of marching. The entire Crucible event pits teams of recruits against a barrage of day and night events, requiring every recruit to work together to solve problems, overcome obstacles, and help each other along the way. The obstacles they face range from long marches, combat assault courses, the leadership reaction course, and the team-building warrior stations. |
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| | Has RecruitParents.com Been Beneficial to You?  A few weeks ago, we told you about our "Corps Kit™ Recruiter Heads Up!" kit, an informational package that allows you, the Marine Parents family, to order your own presentation kit to take to parent and poolee functions and give to your recruiter to share with that recruiter how Recruit Parents and Marine Parents has been beneficial to you in your journey so far.
We're happy to announce that the initial reception to these kits has been very positive from both parents and recruiters alike. One recruiter even felt compelled to contact us to let us know how helpful they've been.
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| | | Did Your Marine Graduate?
A special note for parents of newly graduated Marines: If your son or daughter has already graduated from Boot Camp, you can opt out of the "Recruit Newsletter" by entering your email address after clicking the "Safe Unsubscibe" icon at the bottom of this email.
Change your options to remove "Recruit Newsletter" from your selections. Then, make sure to sign up for our Marine Parents newsletter to continue your journey! |
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| Parris Island Graduation Dates | | Visit the Recruit Parents pages on our OPSEC-compliant Marine Family Network. Click your Recruit's graduation date: April 3, 2015 April 10, 2015 April 17, 2015 |
San Diego Graduation Dates | | Visit the Recruit Parents pages on our OPSEC-compliant Marine Family Network. Click your Recruit's graduation date: April 3, 2015 April 10, 2015 April 24, 2015 |
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| | | | | We hope this week's edition of our email newsletter has been useful for you and your family. If there are topics you would like us to address, or if you have other suggestions for the newsletter, please contact us.
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MarineParents.com, Inc. is an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) public charity. MarineParents.com, Inc. was founded in January 2003 in response to parents' needs to find information and to have a place to connect and share® with one another during deployments. Our free online services and connections have expanded to support and educate Marine moms and dads, spouses, families and friends. We've helped more than 100,000 Marine and recruit families during boot camp, training, active-duty and deployments. We've shipped more than 38,000 care packages overseas to our Marines in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa, sent thousands of prayers and letters to injured Marines and served thousands of meals to wounded heroes and their families on the East and West coasts. You've found "a Place to Connect and Share."® God Bless and Semper Fidelis, Tracy Della Vecchia Founder and Executive Director
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