The East Coast boot camp is located in Parris Island in South Carolina. On the west coast, 19,000 men and women go through boot camp each year at MCRD San Diego.

Participants in the Boot Camp Challenge must be at least 15 years old. Registration can be done online or at the event beginning at 6:30.am. For more information, visit the event's website.

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego will host its annual Boot Camp Challenge this weekend for the 21st year.

This humbling experience fosters a greater appreciation for the dedication and resilience of the men and women in uniform. If getting down in-the-trenches isn’t your thing, MCRD is adding new ...

Palma believes having women go through boot camp in San Diego is an opportunity for the Marine Corps. “We may be able to recruit more young capable female recruits to come here,” Palma said.

The Marine Corps is tasked with being fully integrated at boot camp by 2028, all part of the effort to modernize and build the next generation of the “Always Faithful” fighting force.

But male recruits can go through both boot camp and combat training at either Parris Island or MCRD San Diego, while women are required to remain on the East Coast in their segregated battalion.

One proposal would create a single boot camp that would include the necessary facilities, rather than the current process of dividing recruits between MCRD in San Diego and the boot camp in Parris ...

Being the only sister with three brothers in the family can be difficult, but it was a great way for Grove to prepare for the trials of boot camp. She used lessons her brothers taught her both ...

According to an emailed statement from MCRD San Diego, a second class with 109 female Marines has finished the 13 weeks of boot camp and graduated Jan. 21. A third class is set to arrive in two weeks.

SAN DIEGO — Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego will host its annual Boot Camp Challenge this weekend for the 21st year. The event to celebrate “100 years of making Marines” will be held ...