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The 12th Marine Corps District covers much of the Western United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Pacific territories, and is headquartered at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. [ 13 ] It has the following Recruiting Stations: [ 14 ]
The unit, in charge of recruitment and training, is divided into several entities: Headquarters Battalion; San Diego Marine Band; Field and Service Training Battalion; 8th Recruiting district (Fort Worth, Texas) 9th Recruiting district (Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois) 12th Recruiting district (San Diego)
The United States Marine Corps requires each recruit to pass the Initial Strength Test (IST) upon arriving to the Marine Corps Recruiting Depots. The three tests consist of pull-ups/push-ups, crunches/ planks, and a 1.5-mile run. The minimum requirements are as follows: [12]
In 1923, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot for the west coast was relocated to the new base in San Diego from Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. On March 1, 1924, the base became officially the Marine Corps Base San Diego. It became the Marine Corps' recruit training center for the western United States.
In 2001, she assumed command of the 12th Marine Corps District. From 2004 to 2006, Salinas served as Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Recruiting Command at Quantico. On August 2, 2006, Salinas was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. [2] On August 4, 2006, she assumed command of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
The recruits came at a trot down the Boulevard de France at the storied Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., shouting cadence from their precise parade ranks. Parents gathered on the sidewalks pressed forward, brandishing cameras and flags, yelling the names of the sons and daughters they hadn’t seen in three months.