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Intern Program paves way for wounded Marines April 26, 2012 — Headquarters Marine Corps hosted a Hiring Heroes career seminar in order to provide information to the ill and injured about employment services and Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Battalion Internship Program at Camp Pendleton, April 24.The goal of the Marine Corps WWBn. Internship Program is to aid wounded warriors in transition from the military MORE

Pendleton hosts Annual Spring Career and Education Exposition March 23, 2012 — Fifty years ago, Marines who just finished a four-year term were basically issued a pat-on-the-back and wished ‘good luck’ to be sent on their merry way back into the civilian world.In an effort to ease the burdens of transitioning from military lifestyle back into the civilian world, Camp Pendleton hosted the Annual Spring Career and Education MORE

Pendleton Marines hit by tuition assistance cut October 20, 2011 — Marines hoping to obtain a bachelor’s degree solely relying on the tuition assistance program must now consider a 26-year career due to the Corps’ new TA policy.The Marine Corps announced on Oct. 17 that, effective immediately, TA has been cut by 75 percent for service members taking college classes during off-duty hours. This drastic cut reduced MORE

DOD career fair offers new opportunities for transitioning military personnel July 22, 2010 — In an effort to help injured war veterans and their families find employment, the Department of Defense’s Civilian Personnel Management Service hosted their second Hiring Heroes Career Fair at Camp Pendleton’s South Mesa Club, July 20.More than 75 DOD, federal and corporate employers participated in the Hiring Heroes event designed to aid service MORE

Community gives back to transitioning service members September 24, 2009 — A variety of organizations lined the walls of the Camp Pendleton South Mesa Club for the 22nd Annual Fall Career and Education Expo, Sept. 24.Local fire and police departments, truck driving schools, online colleges, four-year institutions, specialty training programs, private detective and personal security companies and many more had one common MORE

New requirements for ASVAB retest August 24, 2009 — While Marines retake the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test for numerous reasons, some of those reasons will no longer be valid grounds for retesting. To help decrease unnecessary ASVAB testing, the Marine Corps has issued Marine Corps Order, 1230.5B, which states new stipulations for retesting.Currently, service members are allowed to MORE

Pendleton’s most senior fire captain retires August 4, 2009 — After 31 years full of wildfires, floods and 20-car pileups, Camp Pendleton’s most senior fire captain is hanging up his helmet.Fire Captain Eric J. McGurn is retiring on Aug. 31, leaving behind a lifetime of battling blazes aboard the base."Every day was a new adventure,” said McGurn, 33-year fire veteran. “From floods to wildfires, it was always MORE

Corps closes first-term reenlistments July 27, 2009 — All first-term reenlistment boatspaces for the 2009 fiscal year have been filled, preventing initial contract extensions throughout the Corps, According to Total Force Retention System Message A0138.Boatspaces were closed after the Corps achieved its 2009 fiscal year end-strength goal of 202,000 active-duty Marines. First-term reenlistments are MORE

CAOCL scheduled to expand program February 18, 2009 — Editor’s note: This is the third part in a three-part series to educate Marines on what CAOCL can do for them. The Center for Advanced Operational Cultural Learning is scheduled to open six Language Learning Resource Centers on Camp Pendleton to help Marine Corps planning and operation in the joint expeditionary environment. Five 32-seat LLRC MORE

Volunteer restores vintage vehicles January 16, 2009 — In October 1998, a master gunnery sergeant made a bet with a gunnery sergeant that he would not be able to get a Vietnam-era vehicle running. “He told me if I could get it running, he’d retire. He rode the mule in his retirement ceremony,” said Master Gunnery Sgt. James C. King, motor transport maintenance chief, 1st Marine Division. The M274A5 MORE

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