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Marine combat instructors can avoid recruiting or drill instructor duty
The Marine Corps has made the combat instructor job a special duty assignment once more.
Marine drill instructors and recruits now training with skivvy shirt face masks
The recruit depot aboard San Diego said in a post on Facebook that as of Wednesday all personnel aboard the depot are “required to wear face masks in all plausible situations excluding physical training in order to reduce the risks of contracting COVID-19.”
By Shawn Snow
Gym aboard D.C. Marine barracks remains open despite COVID-19 pandemic
The Marine barracks gym remains open despite an order from Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to close gyms across the city to help stymie the spread of the virus. The governors of Maryland and Virginia have also ordered the closure of gyms across the two states.
By Shawn Snow
Marine Barracks Washington D.C. is postponing the evening parade season over COVID-19
Marines and fans of the Silent Drill Platoon are going to have to wait a couple more weeks to watch the famed unit twirl rifles and conduct drill movements at the evening parade aboard the Washington D.C. barracks, as COVID-19 continues to disrupt U.S. military operations, shows and plans across the globe.
By Shawn Snow
Marine Reserves cancels drills until further notice during coronavirus pandemic
Reserve Marines are still expected to maintain their physical fitness and be ready to deploy when needed.
By Philip Athey
Navy Reserve postpones drill this weekend amid coronavirus crisis
They will be allowed to reschedule their drill weekend for a later date.
By Carl Prine
Best pics of the week: March 1, 2020
Drinking snake blood at Exercise Cobra Gold, freestyle drill routines, the agreement that may result in all foreign troops leaving Afghanistan, and more of this week's best military photos.
Attorney fighting for Marine recruit who spent two-plus years locked up sans charges, trial after allegedly hitting drill instructor
It came to a head when one of Ruiz’s drill instructors confronted him over the recruit’s alleged violation of a restraining order.
By Philip Athey
Military police drill sergeant charged with enticement of a child, promoting prostitution
The soldier was assigned to the 14th Military Police Brigade.
By Kyle Rempfer
Icy Hot to genitals and ‘ritual’ beatings among hazing found in NCIS probe of Silent Drill Platoon
A report on the four-month NCIS investigation into the iconic unit sheds light on how systemic the hazing was.
By Philip Athey
Army officer’s spin classes boost morale in Afghanistan
Under a domed-style tent in Bagram, Afghanistan, filled with thumping music and rows of bikes, Lt. Col. Joseph Swindle turns into a spin instructor.
By Wilton Jackson, The Clarion-Ledger via the AP