• Becoming a Marine Parent

• MEPS LOCATOR MAP

• Corps Respect

• Platoon Insignia for your Facebook Profile pic

• Helicopter Parenting

• Interference

• OpSEC - RULES FOR SECURITY

• Parent Pride

• Power of Attorney

• Recruit Respect

• Terminology

• Tips

• Wisdom Teeth

• EGA SHOP (Stands for Eagle, Globe & Anchor)

YOUR RECRUIT's PLATOON Family Facebook Support Group
"You may join the boot camp group no earlier than TWO weeks prior to the ship date." - RecruitParents.com

PARRIS ISLAND GROUPS

• Alpha Co MCRD

• Bravo Co MCRD

• Charlie Co MCRD

• Delta Co MCRD

• Echo Co MCRD

• Fox Co MCRD

• Golf Co MCRD

• Hotel Co MCRD

• India Co MCRD

• Kilo Co MCRD

• Lima Co MCRD

• Mike Co MCRD

FEMAILE RECRUITS - PI

• 4th Battalion MCRD

SAN DEIGO GROUPS

• Alpha Co MCRD

• Bravo Co MCRD

• Charlie Co MCRD

• Delta Co MCRD

• Echo Co MCRD

• Fox Co MCRD

• Golf Co MCRD

• Hotel Co MCRD

• India Co MCRD

• Kilo Co MCRD

• Lima Co MCRD

• Mike Co MCRD

• Crucible - is Week 10

• Personalized Crucible Facebook banner (available in our Phase Two support group)

• Graduation Dates List with Platoon & Platoon Support Group Link

• Mail to your Recruit

• Family Emergency Message to your Recruit or Deployed Marine: Speak to a Red Cross Emergency Communications Specialist at: 1-877-272-7337.

• STC = Special/Support Training Companies - When a Recruit is removed from his training platoon

• Training Weeks

• Fourth Phase of Boot Camp

• Printable Training Matrix:

Click here to print Parris Island Training Matrix.

Click here to print San Diego Training Matrix.

Click here to purchase 11 x 17 training matrix from the EGA Shop

• Matrix Terminology

• Boot Camp Photos, Video, Year Book

The training your Recruit will receive:

• Initial Drill

• In the Classroom

• Combat Conditioning

• Combat Water Survival

• Complete Care

• Confidence Courses

• Shooting Positions

• Rifleman

• Final Week Qualification Day

• MCMAP and Pugil Sticks

• Practice App Test

• Safety Rules

• Marine Week

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• Preparing for Graduation

• Planning Your Travel

• Book Flights & Hotels

  • Hotels: San Diego

  • Hotels: Parris Island

• Marine Parents Travel Assistance

TRAVEL: Allow no less than 3 hours after graduation for your return flight home. Also consider that your return flight will be on Pacific Time (SD) and on Eastern Time (PI).

• Top Things to Know about Graduation

• Parris Island Family Days & Graduation

• San Diego Family Days & Graduation

• Overview of Graduation

• Graduation Attire

• Graduation Banners

• Graduation Invitations

• Motivational Run & Family Day

• Professional Photos, Videos, and Yearbook

AFTER BOOT CAMP

• What's After Boot Camp?

  • En Español -¿Qué pasa después de la graduación?

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• SOI: School of Infantry - ALL NEW MARINES ATTEND - either in MCT or ITB

• SOI East: Camp Geiger

• SOI West: Camp Pendleton

  • ITB: Infantry Training Battalion

  • MCT: Marine Combat Training

FAMILY SOI Support Groups & Graduation:

• SOI ITB East
  Parris Island boot camp graduates who are 03xx MOS Marines (infantry and weapons MOS)

• SOI ITB West
  For 03xx MOS Marines who graduated boot camp at San Diego

• SOI MCT East
  For all other MOS Marines who graduated boot camp at Parris Island
  SOI MCT West
  For all other MOS Marines who graduated boot camp at San Diego

• SOI Graduations

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After SOI - Your Marine's MOS Training

• MOS: Military Occupational Specialties

• MOS Locations Database

• Glossary

Family Support Group during MOS Training

MARINE DEPLOYMENTS:

• About Deployment

• Marine Corps Units by Division

YES, YOU CAN BE AT YOUR MARINE'S HOMECOMING ON BASE!

• Homecomings, called "Retrograde"

• Travel Plans for Homecoming