The Marines are under a Congressional mandate to integrate boot camp in line with all other services, but they say they don't plan to go all the way despite having a plan to carry it out.

MCRD is hosting its 21st annual Boot Camp challenge that allows the public to participate in a three-mile obstacle course that is endured by USMC recruits.

The corps is under a congressional mandate to integrate boot camp in line with the other services. Critics say it isn't moving fast enough. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 2, 2023.) ...

Business Insider's Graham Flanagan and Aj Caldwell take you behind the scenes of the "Boot Camp" story, a Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego.

In a Jan. 1 memo to Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus requested a "detailed plan" on how the service will fully integrate its boot camp and Officer Candidate School.

The Boot Camp Challenge is sold out, so those not registered can't go through the obstacle course, but they can still interact with drill instructors and see what it takes to become a U.S. Marine.