12th Marine Corps District

Purpose isn't a finish line. It's the motivation to find more when there's seemingly nothing left to give. It ensures that the fight inside you is always waged for the right reasons. Purpose allows you to wake up each day knowing you're not just in this world, you truly have a place in it. Recruit training is 13 weeks, but the purpose you find here will last you a lifetime. To See How Text 12MCD20 to Battle. #12MCD #usmc #battle #Marines

Perhaps you’re at an important crossroads in your life: searching for where you belong and trying to find purpose. The belonging you seek may be in the Marine Corps if you have the fight and will to win. What questions have you asked yourself on your journey to find purpose? Text 12MCD20 to BATTLE for more information. #12MCD #USMC #Marines

The sense of belonging and purpose that's found in the Corps is deeply felt by every Marine in our ranks. Together, Marines make a difference impossible to ignore. Our Nation places great trust in its Marine Corps because behind the fiercest battles are U.S. Marines. #12MCD #USMC

A Marine burns a non-lethal CS gas capsule as part of gas chamber qualification at Camp Pendleton, CA. Training with non-lethal weapons prepares Marines to accomplish their mission objectives in the face of obstacles they encounter on the battlefield. #12MCD #USMC #MotoMonday

Purpose isn't a finish line. It's the motivation to find more when there's seemingly nothing left to give. It ensures that the fight inside you is waged for the right reasons. Recruit training is 13 weeks, but the purpose you find here lasts a lifetime. #12MCD #USMC #Motivation

Marine recruits must prove their fighting spirit will outlast the physical, mental, and moral battles in front of them. Recruits must complete basic swim qualification, which focuses on personal survival without combat gear. Text THEFEW (843339) to learn more. #12MCD #Marines

Look out below. Rappel tower training equips recruits with skills to exhibit self-reliance and fortitude. Both fears of height and failure are overcome by recruits, in order to rappel down the tower using fast-roping and static rappel techniques. #12MCD #motomonday #usmc

Only those with the fighting spirit will earn the honor of becoming a United States Marine. A recruit completes the Day Movement Course during Basic Warrior Training. BWT is a training event that teaches recruits the basics of combat survival and rifle maneuvers. #12MCD #usmc

The battle begins here. During the Combat Conditioning Course, Marine recruits conduct numerous Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques and other physical exercises to prepare them for close combat encounters. As our Nation's force in readiness, Marines must train to fight and win battles. To find out more about becoming a Marine, text THEFEW (843339). #12MCD #usmc #Marines (Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego by Lance Cpl. Zachary T. Beatty)

As part of an amphibious, expeditionary fighting force, confidence in the water is key to winning our battles. Marines maintain their skills through swim qualification, a test performed in uniform in depths of a swimming pool. #12MCD #usmc #Marines #winning #swim #amphibious

Practice makes perfect Recruits with Oscar Company shoot from the prone position during table one on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Table one consists of shooting in a variety of positions to measure marksmanship proficiency. As our Nation's force in readiness, Marine recruits learn the tools to respond at a moment's notice. (@parrisisland photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Fletcher) #Marines #usmc #motomonday #12MCD #perfection #practice

Beyond a classroom and into the courtroom as a Judge Advocate in the United States Marine Corps.If you have questions find out more at www.marines.com. #12MCD #law #usmc #lawyer #judgeabvocate

You don't join the Marines. You become one. Recruits from Kilo Company push their physical strength and mental capacity to complete 13 weeks of recruit training. Over fear and doubt, through fatigue and scrutinyrecruits are pushed to their limits to become one of the few. #12MCD

Before they're trusted to lead our Nation's Marines, officer candidates must prove they have the willingness to face challenges with determination and decisiveness. Get answers to your question about earning a commission. Text THEFEW (843339) to find out more about how you can become a Marine. #12MCD #USMC #Marines #MotoMonday (@usmcocs photo by Cpl. Brian R. Domzalski)

Ours is a calling like no other. Before you can earn the title Marine you must overcome fear, doubt, and uncertainty. What challenges have you faced in pursuit of the title? (U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School photo by Cpl. Brian R. Domzalski) #12MCD #USMC #Marines

Blue skies ahead Marines with Lima Company undertake the second phase of pre-deployment training during exercise Bougainville II at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. This exercise is designed to increase combat readiness through realistic live-fire training so that Marines are equipped to fight and win our Nation's battles. (III MEF Marines photo by Cpl. Jacob Wilson)

Every Marine is first and foremost a riflemana skill that's foundational to winning battles for our Nation. The rifle range measures a recruit's focus and precision firing the M16A4. Text THEFEW (843339) to find out more about how you can become a Marine. #12MCD #skillset #usmc

Winning Battles Together. The bond among Marines is unlike any other. Small arms defensive training teaches Marines physical positioning and movement during a potential ambush. To be the elite expeditionary fighting force, battles must be won together. Text THEFEW (843339). #12MCD #usmc #together #teamwork #team