Video Gallery

U.S. Marine Corps candidate Elisha King speaks about his Mini-Officer Candidate School experience at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center in Warrenton, Oregon, April 26, 2025. Mini-OCS provides applicants and candidates a glimpse into Officer Candidate School by placing them through an intense training environment designed to test their endurance, resiliency, and courage. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Avery Wayland)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Grayson Wright, Officer Selection Officer at Recruiting Station Orange County, speaks about Mini-Officer Candidate School at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, April 19, 2025. Mini-OCS provides applicants and candidates a glimpse into Officer Candidate School by placing them through an intense training environment designed to test their endurance, resiliency, and courage. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Avery Wayland)

U.S. Marines with Recruiting Station San Diego, participate in the Coronado Holiday Parade in Coronado, California, Dec. 6, 2024. The Coronado Holiday Parade is an annual festive event featuring decorated floats, marching bands and holiday-themed performances, celebrating the holiday season with community participation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alejandro Fernandez)

Raymond Gazzo, a U.S. Marine Corps officer candidate with Officer Selection Team San Diego, talks about his reason for choosing to commission as a officer in the Marine Corps in San Diego, California on Jan. 6, 2023. Gazzo will be flying to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia for Officer Candidates School on Jan. 14, 2023, where he will begin his transformation into a Marine Corps officer. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Ariana Lippert)

U.S. Marine Corps recruiters with Basic Recruiters Course participate in Battle Position training in San Diego, California, Nov. 29, 2022. Battle Position is the Corps' latest recruiting tool that incorporates virtual reality and challenges participants to earn the highest aggregate score of 3 events: pull-ups, ammo can lifts, and the pugil stick battle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emely Gonzalez)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Eduardo Alegre, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Riverside, Recruiting Station Riverside, gives insight on Riverside’s Annual Pool Function at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, June 25, 2022. RS Riverside comes together annually to familiarize future Marines with the physical and mental challenges they must face to become a United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emely Gonzalez)