{"id":36133,"date":"2020-03-24T13:27:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T13:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/24\/marine-recruiting-stations-remain-open-for-business-despite-army-closures-over-covid-19-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:53:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:53:42","slug":"marine-recruiting-stations-remain-open-for-business-despite-army-closures-over-covid-19-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/24\/marine-recruiting-stations-remain-open-for-business-despite-army-closures-over-covid-19-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine recruiting stations remain open for business despite Army closures over COVID-19 concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey Marines,\u201cev\u2019ry clime and place\u201d is belted out in the \u201cThe Marines\u2019 Hymn” \u2014 so keeping recruiting stations open in the middle of a viral pandemic<\/a> shouldn\u2019t be a surprise to anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Associated Press <\/a>reported that the Army has shuttered its recruiting stations and moved to virtual recruiting, the Corps is still keeping its doors open to future recruits \u2014 even in states with stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders as COVID-19 continues to rapidly spread across the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gunnery Sgt. Justin Kronenberg, a spokesman for Marine Corps Recruiting Command told Marine Corps Times in an emailed statement, that none of the Corps\u2019 recruiting stations have completely shuttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Kronenberg said Marine recruiters are taking extra precautions to safeguard service members and the public from COVID-19 to include screening applicants scheduled to ship to boot camp who have \u201cheightened risk factors\u201d for exposure to the virus, while also screening for basic COVID-19 symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\t