Educators see how active duty Marines live and work aboard Miramar

Educators from Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the Chicago area visited Marine Corps Air Station Miramar today for a look at how active duty Marines live and work aboard a Marine Corps installation. They also visited the flight line to get an up-close look at Marine Corps aircraft and emergency services. After a trip to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Exchange for some souvenirs, the educators were treated to a concert from the Marine Band San Diego party band ensemble and toured the base museum.

Check out their experiences in their own words on the Midwest Marines Webcasts page.

  

Tomorrow, the educators will board the buses before dawn for a trip to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton where they will see the Crucible, meet recruits who just completed the Crucible, take a turn in the marksmanship simulator, see the rifle range and visit one of the job specialty training schools to see how Marines are trained to perform their daily jobs.

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Midwest Marines educators entrusted to Marine Drill Instructors

Educators from Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the Chicago area were introduced to their drill instructors this morning as part of the Marine Corps Educators Workshop in San Diego. By the end of the day, the teachers, counselors and administrators had experienced the "Yellow Footprints", marched several miles, threw punches at each other and negotiated the bayonet assault course. To follow them through their journey, visit the Midwest Marines Webcasts page for an update every day during the week.

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Post questions now for Chicago & Kansas City educators at Marine boot camp

We had a blast last week with St. Louis and Milwaukee educators in San Diego getting a first-hand look at what training and life are like for Marines, as you can tell from the photos below and the webcasts on our sister site.

Chicago & Kansas City educators are at boot camp in San Diego this week, so feel free to post questions here that you’d like to ask educators from your area about their experience, and we’ll do our best to get answers from them for you. Of course, stay tuned for their stories.

For a brief overview of the program, see the video below, or get details on upcoming Midwest Marines Educators Workshops for educators and members of the news media.

 

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