Travel & Adventure

Travel and adventure is a given with the Marine Corps. You will have many opportunities to experience different cultures and visit different places.

Embassy Duty
U.S. Embassies guarded exclusively by Marines.
More than 100 embassies and consulates worldwide.
Single Lance Corporal or above.
Must qualify for Top Secret clearance.
Opportunity to travel abroad and meet dignitaries.
Additional benefits:
* Special duty allowance
* Additional clothing allowance
* Additional training/MOS
* Increased opportunity for promotion

"Embassy duty gives you the opportunity to live in a foreign country and travel - an experience rarely available in civilian life.

Space-Available Travel
Air Mobility Command (AMC).
* Minimal cost
* Available to dependents
*Worldwide travel.

Worldwide Deployments
Military operations around the world.
America's premier 911 force in readiness.
Time off for travel and sightseeing in foreign countries.
Opportunity to work with foreign militaries.
Experience a variety of exotic lifestyles and cultures.
Establish life-long friendships around the world.
Do and see things most people can only dream of experiencing.

The Marine Corps Adventure
Rock Climbing
Rappelling
Parachuting
Helo-casting
SPIE rigging
Scuba diving
Surfing
Deep sea fishing
Horseback riding
Mountain biking
Snow skiing
Skeet shooting
Jet/water skiing
Boating
Dirtbikie riding
Hunting and fishing

Sightseeing around the world:
England
Australia
France
Japan
Korea
Rome
Hong Kong
Israel
Thailand
Singapore
Panama
Africa
Persian Gulf
Hawaii
California
Florida

A -- Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, Calif.
B -- Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29 Palms, Calif.
C -- Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
D -- Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif.
E -- 12th Marine Corps District, San Diego, Calif.
F -- Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif.
G -- Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz.
H -- Marine Corps Reserve Support Command, Kansas City, Mo.
I -- 9th Marine Corps District, Kansas City, Mo.
J -- Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans, La.
K -- 8th Marine Corps District, New Orleans, La.
L -- 1st Marine Corps District, New York, N.Y.
M -- 4th Marine Corps District, New Cumberland, Pa.
N -- Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.
O -- Henderson Hall (HQMC), Arlington, Va.
P -- Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va.
Q -- Marine Forces Atlantic, Norfolk, Va.
R -- Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, N.C.
S -- Marine Corps Air Station, New River, N.C.
T -- Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U -- Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C.
V -- Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.
W -- 6th Marine Corps District, Parris Island, S.C.
X -- Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Fl.
Y -- Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Ga.
Z -- Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.

1 -- Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan
2 -- Marine Corps Air Station, Futenma, Okinawa
3 -- Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler, Okinawa
4 -- Marine Forces Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
5 -- Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
6 -- Marine Forces Europe, Stuttgart, Germany

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