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Slain Marine’s family ‘let down’ by killer’s 8-year sentence

Cpl. Jesse Thomas Bopp pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 shooting of a fellow Marine, 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Austin Schwenk.

Recruit to gunny: 1st Marine graduates from talent acquisition program

When Justin Kelley graduates today from Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, he’ll be a gunnery sergeant.

Space Force boot camp? Newest service wants its own military training

“At some point ... we’ve got to train and educate our own people,” Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said.

Navy to cut boot camp from 10 weeks to nine

The Navy is revamping its curriculum to “eliminate redundant training."

Female recruits now shipping equally to MCRDs Parris Island, San Diego

The Marine Corps has hit its goal of assigning women to its boot camps the same way it assigns men.

Marine recruit says nah to ‘rah,’ flees boot camp, gets captured

The recruit was returned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego after being captured by authorities.

Opinion

Congress needs to act faster on behalf of Camp Lejeune water victims

Legislation could help make the process easier for veterans and their families who were sickened by Camp Lejeune water, our guest opinion writer argues.

Marines tackle barracks repairs with elbow grease, outside expertise

The cleanup and repair at Camp Pendleton is an early step in fixing the Corps' decades-long barracks problems.

Soldiers exposed to new combat realities with expanded training

Drill sergeants now serve as squad leaders in field training.

Recruits need real rifles at boot camp, top enlisted airman says

Recruits carrying weapons during boot camp "is another reminder that you’re in the profession of arms,” the chief master sergeant of the Air Force said.