{"id":11293,"date":"2020-04-15T11:46:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T11:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/15\/marine-recruits-to-undergo-a-14-day-quarantine-upon-arrival-at-boot-camp\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:08:42","slug":"marine-recruits-to-undergo-a-14-day-quarantine-upon-arrival-at-boot-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/04\/15\/marine-recruits-to-undergo-a-14-day-quarantine-upon-arrival-at-boot-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine recruits to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival at boot camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

COVID-19 is causing drastic changes in how recruits experience boot camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As if being yelled at by drill instructors every day wasn\u2019t stressful enough, Marine recruits arriving in San Diego, California, for boot camp<\/a> will now have to undergo a 14-day quarantine before training even commences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s an extra two weeks of living on the recruit depot before a recruit ever stands on the iconic footprints \u2014 which begins the transformational process of becoming a Marine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit training Battalion, are screened after arriving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, April 13, 2020. (Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego posted images to Facebook of incoming Echo Company recruits as they were medically screened to kick off a 14-day quarantine before training commences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs recruits arrive to the depot in the future, they will enter a staging period of 14 days during which they will be medically screened, monitored and provided classes to prepare and orient them to begin recruit training,\u201d the San Diego depot posted to Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\t