Earning the title Marine comes with its own challenges, let alone the challenges faced before leaving for boot camp. Jonathan Ordonez, an enlistee at Recruiting Substation Essex, talks about winning his own battles in the Delayed Entry Program and how to not give up. This story includes soundbites from Jonathan Ordonez, Newark, New Jersey. This story is also available in high definition.
James Zalatores, a Marine Corps enlistee with Recruiting Station Springfield, Mass., plans on joining the Marine Corps to give back to his country and challenge himself. He is currently a football quarterback coach at Quaboag Regional High School and has his degree in Criminal Justice from Westfield State University.
Marines, friends and family gathered on the USS Constitution, July 27, 2018, to witness the retirement ceremony of U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Christina L. Wright, an officer selection assistant for the Marine Officer Selection Office in Providence, Rhode Island.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - Every summer, Marine Corps Recruiting Command invites about 200 high school students from across the nation for a week-long Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy (SLCDA) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.
