MCRD Parris Island 3rd Recruit Training Battalion

MCRD Parris Island 3rd Recruit Training Battalion Alumni page for those that have trained with the 3rd RCTB on Parris Island, SC. Within 3rd RTBn., there are four companies: India, Kilo, Lima, and Mike.

Each company contains an average of six, 60- to 80-recruit platoons.

3rd RTBn. was initially formed on Aug. 7, 1940, and existed throughout World War II until it was deactivated on Jun. 18, 1947. The battalion was reformed the following year and was used to train draftees from Aug. 2, 1948, to Jan. 8, 1949, when it was again disbanded. In February 1949, the battalion was reactivated and was used

exclusively to train women Marines until May 7, 1954, when a separate women's training battalion was formed (4th Recruit Training Battalion), and male recruits and instructors from 4th RTBn. were redesignated as the 3rd RTBn. On Feb. 28, 1955, the battalion was again deactivated and then reformed on Oct. 15, 1955, only to be temporarily closed on Oct. 25, 1957. Starting in 1958 through the time of the completion of the Depot's first brick recruit barracks in 1960, the battalion was permanently re-established and served the Recruit Training Regiment from that ever-familiar location on Wake Boulevard for 51 years. From 2007 through 2009, 3rd RTBn. re-established Quebec Company in order to facilitate the mandated training of an additional 28,000 Marines. In June 2011, 3rd RTBn. relocated to a new state-of-the-art complex, complete with a new parade deck and physical training field.

Painting depicting the Marines famous charge through mustard gas and withering fire straight into German positions durin...
07/09/2024

Painting depicting the Marines famous charge through mustard gas and withering fire straight into German positions during the Battle of Belleau Wood.

09/11/2023

For many Americans, 9/11 is now simply a date to mark, much like December 7th and the Pearl Harbor attacks. Even the military war colleges are moving on.

06/27/2023
OOHRAH!
04/05/2023

OOHRAH!

Three Marines stopped a knife attack at a Virginia Chick-fil-A, with one going so far as to snap the knife in half, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.

He's not wrong. 😁🇺🇸
02/15/2023

He's not wrong. 😁🇺🇸

"Your bonus is that you get to call yourself a Marine."

11/10/2022

Happy birthday to the United States Marine Corps -- Oorah!

11/10/2022

Happy birthday to the United States Marine Corps ‼️

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11/10/2022

Happy birthday, Devil Dogs!

11/10/2022

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283 Boulevard De France
Parris Island, SC
29905

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4pm
Friday 7:30am - 4pm

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(843) 228-2111

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Within 3rd RTBn., there are four companies: India, Kilo, Lima, and Mike. Each company contains an average of six, 60- to 80-recruit platoons. 3rd RTBn. was initially formed on Aug. 7, 1940, and existed throughout World War II until it was deactivated on Jun. 18, 1947. The battalion was reformed the following year and was used to train draftees from Aug. 2, 1948, to Jan. 8, 1949, when it was again disbanded. In February 1949, the battalion was reactivated and was used exclusively to train women Marines until May 7, 1954, when a separate women's training battalion was formed (4th Recruit Training Battalion), and male recruits and instructors from 4th RTBn. were re-designated as the 3rd RTBn. On Feb. 28, 1955, the battalion was again deactivated and then reformed on Oct. 15, 1955, only to be temporarily closed on Oct. 25, 1957. Starting in 1958 through the time of the completion of the Depot's first brick recruit barracks in 1960, the battalion was permanently re-established and served the Recruit Training Regiment from that ever-familiar location on Wake Boulevard for 51 years. From 2007 through 2009, 3rd RTBn. re-established Quebec Company in order to facilitate the mandated training of an additional 28,000 Marines. In June 2011, 3rd RTBn. relocated to a new state-of-the-art complex, complete with a new parade deck and physical training field.