U.S. Marine Corps

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U.S. Marine Corps

• By Nicolas

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Nature of Work

• An average day typically begins before
  sunrise. Reveille is sounded and all recruits
  present themselves for accountability. After
  personal hygiene and morning clean-up, recruits
  will perform physical training. After the morning
  meal, the recruits begin the day's scheduled
  training, which may include classes, drill, or
  martial arts. On Sundays, recruits are offered
  the morning to attend divine worship and personal
  time. After the noon meal, the day's training
  continues until the evening meal, typically
  around 500 to 600 PM. After this time, recruits
  will have hygiene time to shower, clean their
  weapons, and clean their barracks. Recruits also
  get roughly 1 hour of square away time after
  this, personal time for recruits to engage in
  personal activities such as preparing uniforms or
  equipment, writing letters, working out, or doing
  laundry. Recruits are not free from their DIs or
  allowed to leave the squad bay during this time.
  In preparation to sleep, recruits may hydrate,
  pray together for 5 minutes, ensure footlockers
  and rifles are locked, and often recite the
  Rifleman's Creed or Marines' Hymn before hitting
  the rack. Lights-out is at 900.

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Types of Jobs

• Personnel and Administration --
  Intelligence -- Infantry -- Logistics -- Marine
  Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Plans --
  Communications -- Field Artillery -- Training --
  Utilities -- Engineer, Construction, Facilities,
  and Equipment -- Tank and Assault Amphibious
  Vehicle -- Ground Ordnance Maintenance --
  Ammunition and Explosive Ordnance Disposal --
  Signals Intelligence/Ground Electronic Warfare
  -- Linguist -- Ground Electronics Maintenance --
  Supply Administration and Operations -- Traffic
  Management -- Food Service -- Financial
  Management -- Motor Transport -- Marine Corps
  Community Services --Public Affairs -- Legal
  Services -- Combat Camera -- Music -- Chemical,
  Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense --
  Military Police and Corrections -- Electronics
  Maintenance Aircraft Maintenance --Avionics
  -Aviation Ordnance -- Aviation Logistics --
  Meteorology and Oceanography -- Airfield Services
  -- Air Control/Air Support/Anti-air Warfare/Air
  Traffic Control -Navigation Officer/Enlisted
  Flight Crews -- Miscellaneous Requirements MOSs

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Training

• United States Marine Corps Recruit
  Training, commonly known as "boot camp", is a
  program of initial training that each recruit
  must successfully complete in order to join the
  United States Marine Corps. All enlisted
  individuals entering the Marine Corps, regardless
  of eventual active or reserve duty status, will
  undergo recruit training at one of the two Marine
  Corps Recruit Depots (MCRD) Parris Island, South
  Carolina, or San Diego, California. Male recruits
  from the 8th, 9th and 12th recruiting districts
  are sent to MCRD San Diego. Male recruits from
  1st, 4th and 6th recruiting districts, as well as
  all female recruits, are sent to Parris Island.

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Promotions

• Private (E-1)
• Private First Class (E-2)
• Lance Corporal (E-3)
• Corporal (E-4)
• Sergeant (E-5)
• Staff Sergeant (E-6)
• Gunnery Sergeant (E-7)
• Master Sergeant/First Sergeant (E-8)
• Master Gunnery Sergeant/Sergeant Major (E-9)

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Promotions continued
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Work Cited

• U.S. Marine Corps. Marines. The Few. The
  Proud . 2011. 3-3-11 http//www.marines.com