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We got an inside look at the United States Marine Corps' intense 13-week basic training program. Chief video correspondent Graham Flanagan spent five days at the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot in ...

For the first time in its history, the Marine Corps will train men and women in the same barracks during boot camp, according to reports. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island — the only ...

Last year, without fanfare or a formal announcement, the Marine Corps took a step a key leader had formerly said was not feasible due to manpower constraints, assembling teams of both male and female ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- Rakayla Austin had been living in a portion of the Albany County Jail converted into a homeless shelter in January with hopes of becoming a U.S. Marine. She stepped into her dream ...

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