Your Recruit is a Recruit, Not a Marine

What it means to say the title is earned, never given
Your Recruit is a Recruit, Not a Marine
Posted on 12/1/2025

This page of our website includes several great articles to read during the first week your recruit is in boot camp. In the Marine Corps, a recruit must earn the title of United States Marine. A recruit is not a Marine when they enlist. A recruit is not a Marine when they step on the yellow footprints.


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