The Marines will now have five water survival qualification levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient, and Advanced.

Beginning Oct. 1, Marines will qualify under five water survival levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient and Advanced.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pfc. Vallen Grayson lost more than 100 pounds over two years to meet the Marine Corps’ enlistment standards. (Sgt. Jose Cruz/U.S.

Marine Corps Pfc. Franklin A. Franco recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in South Carolina. He is the son of Evelin Gonzalez and Israel Franco of Beltsville ...

New guidance, effective Oct. 1, 2026, will require U.S. Marines to meet tougher swimming qualification standards. “The changes are designed to be progressive, requiring an increase in both swimming ...

Bourque, Fender graduate from USMC basic training U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Joseph C. Bourque IV, son of Sandra L. Townsend of Kingsport, Tenn., and Joseph C. Bourque III of La Plata, earned the title of ...

MARSHFIELD − The Wehr triplets returned home to Marshfield this past Monday, 13 weeks after they left for basic training at the U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina. They ...

Pvt. Brian Gilbert poses at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on Aug. 15, 2024. (Provided/U.S. Marine Corps, Lance Cpl. Zachary Candiani) COLUMBIA — After Brian Gilbert graduated from Marine Corps basic ...

A recent Marine Corps basic training graduate who once weighed 290 pounds lost more than 100 pounds over two years to meet Marine enlistment standards. Now, in a family filled with military service in ...