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A long standing legacy | Kansas City Marine officer swears son into the Corps

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Across the nation, the Marine Corps is looking for the next generation of Marines. Through the bustling streets of New York City or along the shores of Midwestern lakes, every Marine on recruiting duty hustles to find the best of the best – the next applicant who could one day become a beloved sergeant major or even a general.

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Meet the Browns: The story of an East St. Louis family’s Success, Dedication to Corps, Community

Rewind 33 years to the summer of 1988. Carlos Brown and Cortez Brown, recent high school graduates from East St. Louis Lincoln High School, are driving down Interstate 70. They are heading west, out of St. Louis, in a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Cortez has his bare feet hanging out of the window, which may sound picturesque, but in less than a month the pair would be thousands of miles away with shaved heads, wondering what they got themselves into.

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A Legacy of Service

FORT SNELLING, Minn.— Christian Tsirlis, former Lakeville South High School student and 2019 high school graduate, did not have the typical Minnesotan upbringing. Thanks to his dad’s military service, his childhood was unique, full of adventure and travel to exotic lands. While many teenagers might regret moving from town to town and school to school every few years, Christian relished the opportunity to gain new experiences and learn about new cultures. He was even inspired to become something most Americans never will, an officer in the United States Marine Corps.

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The Masked Recruiters

Blue trousers and khaki shirts are less common in local malls and schools due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19, with most of the country’s population distancing themselves from one another and spending less time in public. Recruiters, however are still accomplishing their mission despite COVID-19.

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Rural America Recruiting

Rural recruiting has some unique challenges associated within the it. Sergeant Corey Ridgeway tells us about his experience working in this environment.

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Marine Band San Diego Wows Midwest

Marine Corps Band San Diego toured the Midwest and provided concerts for the public April 15-17. The band’s primary mission is to provide musical support for military and civic ceremonies. In addition to these duties they also tour the Nation performing at high schools and universities to spread awareness about the Marine Corps Band. “The purpose of performing in the Midwest was to raise awareness about bands in the Marine Corps,” said Warrant Officer Alex Panos, the Officer-in-Charge for Marine Corps San Diego Band. “A lot of people are not aware of that. We also wanted to educate people that the Marine Corps Band program is an option for them.”

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Marine Corps modernizes how Marine recruiters capture data with new mobile tool

Marine Corps Systems Command has partnered with Marine Corps Recruiting Command to develop a new tool with the goal of making the job of recruiters a little easier. The launch is part of a strategic initiative to modernize the tools and technologies available to the recruiting force. The Marine Corps Recruiting Information Support System II, or MCRISS II, is a mobile platform that provides Marines with all of their recruiting needs from the moment they meet an applicant to the time they leave boot camp.

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Minnesota Educator Selected for Marine Corps Officer Candidates School

When local high school educator Briana Allen attended the Marine Corps Educators Workshop in San Diego, California in February, she left with a new found passion, a passion to become a Marine Corps officer. The Marine Corps Educators Workshop is a program that brings high school teachers, coaches and administrators to Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego for a back-stage tour of how Marines are made. Throughout this week-long workshop, the educators learn about the different benefits and opportunities the Marine Corps provides young men and women after they graduate high school.

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Iron Mountain native receives NROTC Marine scholarship for academic excellence

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. -- Caleb Plumley, a native of Iron Mountain, received a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Marine scholarship for $180,000 at graduation from Iron Mountain High School May 25, 2018. To be considered for an NROTC Marine scholarship, high school students must submit a resume and letters of recommendation, conduct a physical fitness test, and stay competitive in academics, leadership and physical fitness, throughout the entire selection process.

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Future Marines get taste of recruit training

Nearly 200 young men and women from the upper Midwest attended Recruiting Station Des Moines’ All-Hands Future Marine function, June 6-7, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, to prepare for recruit training. The future Marines, commonly known as poolees, traveled from Nebraska, South Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin and across Iowa to take part in team building and physical training events they will experience at either Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., or MCRD San Diego, Calif.

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