New Marines with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, are presented their Eagle, Globe and Anchors at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 27, 2024. The Eagle, Globe and Anchor ceremony is the final event of the Crucible and represents the transformation from recruit to Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock)
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif.—For the regular recruit, earning the title United States Marine takes 13 weeks, but for 13-year-old Louisiana native Cade Liles, this journey took 48-hours. With the support of organizations like Make-A-Wish, along with the personnel at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego and Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, together, volunteers and Marines were able to make Cade’s dream come...