First San Diego all-female recruit platoon completes Marine boot camp 'Crucible'
The new integrated company is the first step toward fully integrating the Corps’ West Coast boot camp Boot camp in San Diego is different than the one on the East Coast. Training in San Diego is split between the Marine Corps Recruit Depot and Camp Pendleton. And, while both East and West Coast boot camps are considered the most arduous in the U.S. military, the humid swamplands of South Carolina lack the steep terrain that recruits find at Camp Pendleton. PFC Emily Sandoval was awarded her eagle, globe and anchor from her drill instructor and the title U.S. Marine.
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