Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego's main mission is the initial training of USMC enlisted recruits living west of the Mississippi River. Over 21,000 recruits are trained at MCRD each year.

The MCRD San Diego financial resources page is the place to find out how to get the most "bang for your buck" whether you're buying a home or planning for life after the military. Important ...

SAN DIEGO — An 18-year-old military recruit died after collapsing and becoming unresponsive during training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, authorities said Saturday. On Sept. 27 around 9: ...

A recruit at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego was in a hospital in critical condition Saturday after an unspecified “medical emergency,” military officials said. The incident happened ...

SAN DIEGO — MCRD had a changing of the guards on Friday morning after one of the base’s finest members walked into retirement. The mascot, Smedley Butler is retiring after five years of service.

Patrick Armando Vega of Ventura was pronounced dead from cardiac arrest late Sunday morning at Naval Medical Center San Diego, where he was being treated after being stricken at MCRD the previous ...

Days after an E. Coli outbreak at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (MCRD), 86 recruits remain sickened, 19 of which recently fell ill, officials confirmed Thursday in an update. The E.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- For the first time in nearly 100 years, an integrated company of male and female recruits at MCRD San Diego are about to begin their journey into becoming Marines. These future ...

A group of over 200 recruits arrived in Marine Corps Recruiting Depot (MCRD) San Diego Monday evening, said Capt. Martin Harris, a spokesman for the recruit depot. “What happened with the ...