United States Marine Corps School of Infantry

The Marine Corps, the world's finest fighting force. What comes to your mind when you hear this? Honor, courage, and commitment; these are virtues the Marine Corps lives by, and soon virtues myself and my fellow Marines will live by. The Marine Corps has always been extremely intriguing to me. The opportunity for travel, education, and the respect of your peers is what drew me to it most. It also offers me discipline and structure which I feel I am sometimes lacking in my life. The Marines are going to help set me up for the rest of my life, and they could help you too! The Marines offer hundreds of different jobs, but my personal (MOS) is 8152, which is Marine Security Guard. This job will require me to be sent to a number of different countries…

Staff Sergeant Soto enlisted in the Marine Corps in March, 2000 and attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, CA in March of 2000 as Private Soto. Private First Class (PFC) Soto attended the School of Infantry and Basic Machinegunnery at San Onfre, Camp Pendleton CA from June to August 2000. Upon Graduation PFC Soto reported to 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (1/1), Weapons Company (Wpns Co), Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT) Platoon (Plt) August 2000. PFC Soto was…

of many to receive a Medal of Honor. Ty was born in 1980 in Spokane Washington. Where he graduated from North Central High School in 1988. On October 13, 1998 Carter joined the Marine Corps, and attend the Marine Corps Combat Engineer School. (Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter - Medal of Honor Recipient for the United States Army.) Carter spent four years in the Marine Corps as an engineer. He was able to serve two training deployments before receiving an honorably discharged for the Marine…

The Vietnam was not a pretty war, there were many young kids that got drafted and others that wanted to go, like Ted Boquist. Boquist was a young kid straight out of high school and wanted to get away from his small hometown so Boquist decided to fight a war that many wish would never had happened. Boquist’s experience in the war was what most people expected it to be like, he was sent to basic training, AIT, and eventually to Vietnam to defend our country. Luckily he made it back safely, and he…

brother that has given four years of service and has five more years of service to give after becoming an officer for the Marines. My brother Thomas served as infantry member and if they rule that women may serve it will affect him in his military career in the…

There are a lot of task of being a marine, they fight for their country. Marines are the first on the line of combat. Marines are mentally and physically strong. Marines are always ready for combat in any type of situation there in. Marines have outstanding leadership. The job of marines are protecting their country by learning combat skills. Marines go to combat in any type of weather. Marines learn leaderships skills, the marines corps can take an person of extraordinary, strength, resolve,…

Meanwhile, for some including myself, I began thinking about what I wanted my future to be since I was in sixth grade. The preparation I 'm doing right now at a young age in my life, is what will lead me to my future. Whether that may be just after high school, five years from now, maybe even twenty. Everything I 'm doing now is an important to the aspects that will lead to my future. I 'm not a live in the moment type of person because I believe what decisions and steps I make in my life are…

Men and women around the country take an oath to become a marine. They dedicate their lives to protect our freedom and security. Not only do they protect us, but they are what America stands for. Marines are one of the most valuable branches to the United States military because they are well trained, loyal men and women, who have fought and fight for America. Marines have to meet certain qualifications before they can be enlist. To become a marine you have to be at least 17 years old at the…

On a recent trip to Idyllwild, where I take veterans each fall as they leave the military for college, every climactic altercation ended with the same thing: Army Vet 1 - "You know it 's true." Marine Vet 1 - "Shut the fuck up unless you have a Combat Action Ribbon." Me - "Shut the fuck up unless you have 5 combat tours." Yes, that was me... and recently. One thing you have to know is that if we accept white / black / Mexican / Asian as "races" then the military itself is a microcosm of races;…

For exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in a duty of great responsibility as the Chief of Staff for Marine Corps Combat Development Command from July 2013 to XXXX 2016. Col Mundy led a staff representing 18,000 personnel spread over several commands located across the county responsible for integrating Marine Corps concepts and requirements based warfighting capabilities; including doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education,…