page_title: Young Marines
section_title: Activities
hierarchical_section_title: Young Marines / Activities
caption_attribution_description: English: Young Marine Pfc. Robert Fabregas, 15, stands as guide for the San Diego Young Marines at the Big Marine Little Marine event at Mills Park aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 24. Fabregas led his fellow Young Marines in a run alongside active-duty Marines during a motivational run at the end of the event.
context_page_description: The Young Marines is a youth program in the United States and Japan open to all youth between the ages of 8 to 18 or
  completion of high school.
context_section_description: Young Marines learn survival techniques, physical training, hiking, swimming, rock climbing, rappelling, scuba diving, etc. depending upon the geographic location of the unit, and  undergo leadership training, such as Junior Leadership, Senior Leadership, and Advanced Leadership.  Different schools can be viewed on the Young Marines website.  All battalions train differently, so schools may vary. Most schools are done at Camp Rilea in Oregon for Nationals, but some battalions, regiments, or divisions will do smaller leadership schools. All Young Marines learn military drill based on the U.S. Marine Corps and practice those skills in community parades; some units may have their own drill team.
  All units accept new members differently as part of recruit training. Some units train new recruits over a period of several months, led by several recruit instructors (RI's), while other units train new members of a course of a few weekend meetings, while at least one unit has a 4-day long encampment for recruit training. At the end of recruit training, members are officially given the title of "Young Marine," are allowed to wear the standard camouflage uniform, and earn the rank of private (those that have not completed recruit training successfully are allowed to take part in most unit activities, but do not hold the rank of private). Honor recruits, recruits that have done exceptionally well during their training period, may begin with the rank of private first class.
  Upon earning sufficient rank, Young Marines may enroll in a leadership school in order to enhance their leadership skills. Junior Leadership School (JLS) is available for Young Marine lance corporals and corporals, and is necessary for advancement to the rank of sergeant. The curriculum at JLS often involves leadership skills, map and compass navigation, U.S. and Young Marine history, duties of billeted positions, and squad drill. Senior Leadership school (SLS), teaching platoon drill and advanced leadership skills, is available for sergeants and staff sergeants, and is necessary for advancement to the rank of gunnery sergeant. Upon attainment of sufficient rank, advanced leadership school (ALS) is possible, and it is a requirement for the highest rank of master gunnery sergeant.
caption: A 15-year-old Young Marine PFC stands as guide for the San Diego Young Marines at a Big Marine Little Marine event.
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