San Diego Recruit Depot
Our mission is to make basic Marines -- disciplined and directed individuals imbued with the unique character, fitness and spirit that are the hallmark of Marines. These qualities provide the firm foundation for further development into effective operational force team members. That takes time and care. There are no magic events or shortcuts. While we change the schedule from time to time to tune the process, the key to success has been, is and always will be the drill instructor. It is the transfer by concerned leadership and example over time that develops essential values in our Marines and pride in doing the right thing in the right way which defines our ethos.
San Diego, CA
San Diego is a city located in the southwestern corner of the state of California. It is the county seat of San Diego County, California. The city is noted for its temperate climate and numerous beaches. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,223,400. The city is the second largest in California and the seventh largest in the United States. San Diego is the home of various military facilities including Navy ports and Marine bases. It is the home port of the largest naval fleet in the world, including two Navy supercarriers, the USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan, five amphibs, several nuclear submarines, and numerous smaller ships. One of the United States Marine Corps' two Recruit Depots is located here Since World War II, the military has played a leading role in the local economy. Following the end of the Cold War the military presence has diminished considerably. San Diego has since become a center of the emerging biotech industry and is home to telecommunications giant Qualcomm. Largely because of their city's strong military presence, San Diegans have a reputation for being more politically conservative than residents of California's other coastal cities. San Diego is about two and a half hours south of Los Angeles and about half an hour north of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. San Diego has trolley (LRT), bus, Coaster (http://www.gonctd.com/), and Amtrak service. San Diego also includes a comprehensive collection of freeways, highways, major arterial roads, and streets that forms circles around the interior and outlying areas in the county. Almost every major freeway in the county crosses through the city, but all are important to the flow of goods and people into and out of the city.
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