Marine Corps Recruit Depot is the one place that one will never forget about after becoming a Marine.
Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego is next to the SAN airport. In the middle of MCRD is a giant section of pavement called the Parade Deck. This is where the recruits learn, practice, and compete in close quarter rifle manual drills. South of the Parade Deck are 6 yellow colored, 3 story, “H” shaped buildings call barracks. In each barracks there are 12 long rooms with bunk beds on each side of the room called squad bays. The bottom part of the barracks is occupied by one company and the upper part is occupied by another. The squad bays consist of an office called the duty hut this is where the drill instructors would live while
Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego is next to the SAN airport. In the middle of MCRD is a giant section of pavement called the Parade Deck. This is where the recruits learn, practice, and compete in close quarter rifle manual drills. South of the Parade Deck are 6 yellow colored, 3 story, “H” shaped buildings call barracks. In each barracks there are 12 long rooms with bunk beds on each side of the room called squad bays. The bottom part of the barracks is occupied by one company and the upper part is occupied by another. The squad bays consist of an office called the duty hut this is where the drill instructors would live while