Year Round Programs
After graduating from Young Marine Recruit Training, the new Young Marines will participate in regular drills about two Saturdays each month, generally from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.. They will have the opportunity to learn more new skills, earn rank, wear the Young Marine uniform and work toward ribbon awards. Young Marines earn ribbons for achievement in many areas such as leadership, community service, swimming, academic excellence, first aid and drug resistance education. They will also participate in Memorial Day Services, color guard details, and numerous other activities. They will receive instruction in such topics as home fire safety, CPR, basic and advanced first aid, marksmanship, leadership, and public speaking.
Young Marines with Trophies from 2006 Drill Competition
The unit usually takes a week-long trip each summer. In June 2007, 45 Young Marines and 10 Adult Leaders took a bus trip to Washington, DC, where their activities included visits to the Marine Corps’ Night Vision Lab, the FBI Academy, the Marine Security Guard Command, the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the Capitol, the Pentagon, the National Cathedral, Ft. McHenry, the Holocaust Museum, the US Naval Academy, the National Zoo, and many other sites. From 6-11 July 2008, 43 Young Marines and six Adult Leaders took a bus trip to Pensacola, FL, where their activities included learning about Navy and Marine pilot training, visiting the Naval Aviation Museum, hearing a briefing about the role of the U. S. Coast Guard and riding on a Coast Guard cutter. The Young Marines also got to participate in a Leadership Reaction Course and drill with a platoon of real Marines. On the last day in Pensacola, the Young Marines got to watch a performance by the Blue Angels, the U. S. Navy’s famed aviation demonstration team, and enjoy an afternoon on the white sands at Pensacola Beach.
Several Young Marines with Coast Guard Helicopter, Pensacola, FL - 2008