The school that prepares newly commissioned or appointed officers in the basics of being a rifle platoon commander has been stricken with a handful of COVID-19 cases. Maj. Joshua Benson, a Marine ...

We got an inside look at how new United States Marine Corps officers are trained at The Basic School, a seven-month program that challenges newly commissioned second lieutenants physically, ...

Little is known about why young adults tend to have mild symptoms of the disease A Navy research study of 3,500 Marine recruits could help provide answers as to why young adults infected with COVID-19 ...

SAN DIEGO -- For a Marine, basic training is a rigorous hazing, taxing the body and the mind. It's also tough on the sole. Miles of marching grind the heels of government-issue combat boots. Rocks ...

The push to eliminate all gender segregation at Marine Corps camps has more momentum than ever, but analysts and military insiders say there remain major real-world, physical roadblocks to coed basic ...

Being a Marine requires a level of fitness the average military member does not have. The fitness tests are more difficult and the training is challenging, requiring Marines to stay in above-average ...

At Marine Corps Basic Training in San Diego this fall, new recruits do what they've done for generations. They furiously scrub their rifles to perfection. Every weapon must be clean enough to eat with ...