{"id":28379,"date":"2020-04-22T13:59:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T13:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/22\/the-corps-has-halved-the-number-of-recruits-shipping-to-boot-camp-and-wants-them-to-self-isolate-for-14-days\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:56:14","slug":"the-corps-has-halved-the-number-of-recruits-shipping-to-boot-camp-and-wants-them-to-self-isolate-for-14-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/04\/22\/the-corps-has-halved-the-number-of-recruits-shipping-to-boot-camp-and-wants-them-to-self-isolate-for-14-days\/","title":{"rendered":"The Corps has halved the number of recruits shipping to boot camp and wants them to self-isolate for 14 days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps has cut the number of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/04\/13\/the-corps-expects-to-hit-recruiting-goals-despite-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\"> recruits <\/a>it is shipping to its two recruit training depots in half while asking recruits to self-isolate for 14 days before arriving at boot camp, the Corps announced in a video posted Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are latest changes to Marine Corps recruit training in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Corps official confirmed to Marine Corps Times that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/04\/14\/cellphones-at-parris-island-yes-its-the-latest-move-by-the-corps-to-cope-with-covid-19\/\" target=_blank>Parris Island<\/a>, South Carolina, depot has resumed taking incoming recruits following a temporary hiatus due to an outbreak of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/30\/parris-island-halts-arrival-of-new-recruits-over-covid-19-concerns\/\" target=_blank>COVID-19 <\/a>aboard the base.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/04\/15\/marine-recruits-to-undergo-a-14-day-quarantine-upon-arrival-at-boot-camp\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SD1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Marine recruits to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival at boot camp<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\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.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s imperative to preserve the training pipeline to make sure that we can get all of these recruits through without any illness,\u201d Capt. Michael Termini, the medical and public health emergency officer said in the Marine Corps video posted Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both depots are receiving incoming recruits with various safety measures put in place to help stymie the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Master Sgt. Alistair D\u2019Avilar, the Marine Corps recruiting school operations chief, said in the video that recruits scheduled to ship to boot camp are being asked to self-isolate for 14 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, has already implemented a 14-day staging period before recruit training even commences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Termini said the Corps is checking for fevers in the morning and afternoon to look for symptoms of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps has also reduced the number of recruits it is sending to the depots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor the time being shipping numbers have been cut in half,\u201d Col. Matthew J. 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David Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, said in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are things we simply must continue to do,\u201d Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy Black said in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recruit depots have implemented other health precautions to include face masks and social distancing when feasible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public graduation events at boot camp have been canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the face of COVID-19, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CMC_MarineCorps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CMC_MarineCorps<\/a> General David H. Berger and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USMCSgtMaj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMCSgtMaj<\/a> Troy E. 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