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U.S. Marine boot camps are at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, and Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California. All female enlisted Marines go to Parris Island. Men go to either, depending on whether they were recruited east or west of the Mississippi River. Basic training for Marines is a 13-week long program, which is followed by infantry training which is mandatory for Marines of all military occupational specialties (MOS). This follow-on schooling is conducted at the Schools Of Infantry located at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (for Parris Island graduates) and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California (for San Diego graduates). Marines with an Infantry MOS (03XX) are assigned to Infantry Training Batallion (ITB) companies A-D. Marines with non-infantry MOS designations go to Marine Combat Training Batallion (MCT) companies E-H. ITB and MCT are both run by the School Of Infantry, but MCT is a more generalized form of training whereas ITB is MOS specific. After graduation from the School of Infantry, Marines who have a non-infantry MOS will continue on to yet another school for training in their specific job field.

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