The U.S. Marine Corps Basic Reconnaissance Course, better known as the Basic Recon Course, is where young Marines earn their place in the Marine Corps’ recon units. The course puts candidates through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pfc. Vallen Grayson lost more than 100 pounds over two years to meet the Marine Corps’ enlistment standards. (Sgt. Jose Cruz/U.S.

Preparing for U.S. Marine Corps boot camp requires a physical fitness level above and beyond that of other regular service branches. The longer running distance and pull-ups alone are the events most ...

Marine Corps Pvt. Michael D. Clark, son of Tracey E. and Ronald R. Clark of Roanoke, Va., recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. designed to ...

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Tyler Leighton has completed his basic training. Leighton, the son of Robert and Freda Leighton, and a 2012 graduate of Middletown High School, finished basic training at Parris ...

Marine Corps Pfc. Joshua A. Crout, son of Angela M. and David C. Crout of Ladson, recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island. The training is designed ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Wm.. Steele Naisbitt, from West Yellowstone, graduated from the Marine Corps Basic Training ...