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Recruit Daniel T. Bengtson, Platoon 3255, Lima Company, uses rifle combat optics on his M16-A4 service rifle while firing at Edson Range, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 4., 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps/ Cpl. Jericho Crutcher)
Marines Face Shortage of Rifle Optics for New Recruits at Boot Camp

The Marine Corps may run out of rifle combat optic sights for recruits to train with at Parris Island and other centers.

The new Marines of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, January 10, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/ Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez)
The Military Has Begun Issuing Sneakers to Recruits at Boot Camp

The DoD's Defense Logistics Agency has begun delivering athletic shoes made by three American manufacturers to the services.

Recruits with 3rd Recruit Training Battalion prepare and practice for their initial drill evaluation on Peatross Parade Deck Sept. 14, 2018 on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. (U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Dana Beesley)
Female Recruits to Train in Previously All-Male Battalion at Parris Island

A platoon of 50 women will start Marine boot camp Saturday in 3rd Recruit Training Battalion.

Recruits run during a physical fitness assessment in the Freedom Hall Physical Fitness Facility at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. (U.S. Navy/Scott A. Thornbloom)
Navy Recruits Will Soon Have to Prove They Can Run Before Boot Camp

The service announced it is creating an initial fitness test for prospective sailors on their first day of boot camp.

A drill instructor at Parris Island disciplines her Marine recruits with some unscheduled physical training outside their barracks, February 2013. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
No Plans to Open West Coast Boot Camp to Women, Top Marine Says

The Marine Corps is the only service that still keeps separate entry-level training units for men and women.

In this Oct., 31, 2017 photo, U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph A. Felix, his wife, and his lawyers exit a courtroom after testimony at Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Rory Laverty /The Washington Post/via AP)
Former DI Found Guilty of Hazing Muslim Recruits, Assaulting Others

A former U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor was found guilty on Thursday evening of hazing Muslim recruits and assaulting...

U.S. Marine Corps recruits listen to their drill instructor during the Crucible at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 3, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
New Boot Camp Phase Aims to Produce Better Marines, General Says

The Marine Corps plans to introduce a new phase to boot camp designed to better define newly minted Marines as leaders.

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