Inside Marine boot camp: What recruits face in San Diego

An inside look at a Marine recruit's 13-week journey to the front lines at the San Diego training depot

For Americas 250th birthday, I took an exclusive tour of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego to see where civilians take their first steps toward becoming part of the military.All men and women enlisted west of the Mississippi train at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. The 13-week boot camp is the longest training out of all military branches.A recruit's journey starts on their first night at the depot on the yellow footprints."So the buse…

Inside Marine boot camp: What recruits face in San Diego

All men and women enlisted west of the Mississippi River train at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego.Once recruits step off the bus, they are greeted by yellow footprints painted on the ground and instructed to stand on them.It gets chaotic, but when they do, the heels are together, feet at a Y 45, said Staff Sgt. David Plummer. That is one of the first things for the center position of attention.Plummer said this is where recruits begi…