Where do you go for basic training in the marines?
In 1911, Commandant William P. Biddle standardized a mandatory two-month recruit training schedule (including drill, physical exercise, personal combat and intensive marksmanship qualification with the recently adopted M1903 Springfield rifle) and set up four depots at Philadelphia, Norfolk, Puget Sound and Mare Island. In 1915, the Norfolk depot was shifted to its current location at Parris Island, while the Philadelphia and Puget Sound depots were closed and merged with the two remaining depots. As the United States entered World War I, the number of recruits being trained surged from 835 at any given time to a peak of 13,286, while follow-on training was provided at Quantico and in France. During the summer of 1923, the West Coast recruit depot was moved from Mare Island to its current location in San Diego and the training program was modified to include three weeks of basic indoctrination and three weeks on the rifle range and the final two weeks were occupied in bayonet drill, guard duty, drill and ceremonies.
Where did Marines go for basic training from 1911 to 1915?
Norfolk Philadelphia Mare Island Puget Sound
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Where did Marines go for basic training from after 1915?
San Diego, California Parris Island, South Carolina
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Where did black Marines go to basic training during segregation?
Montford Point
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Most 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.
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Philadelphia, Norfolk, Puget Sound and Mare Island were the four depots that Commandant William P. Biddle set up after he standardized a two month mandatory recruit training schedule in 1911. Since 1915, most enlisted recruits go to one of the two current depots, Parris Island, South Carolina or San Diego, California. While during segregation, black Marines were sent to Montford Point for training.