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Recruit Families Information for MCRD Graduation

GRADUATION EVENTS

Family Day + Graduation Day schedule

Top things to know about graduation

 

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TICKETS TO ATTRACTIONS

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LODGING

Lodging on the depot a.k.a Billeting

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SHOPPING

Marine Corps Exchange You are leaving this site.

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MUSEUM

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LIBRARY AND RESOURCE CENTER

CHECKPOINT

Dan Cisco

Supervisory Librarian

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Library

 

P    619.524.1850

E    ciscod@usmc-mccs.org

 

Library Mainline

 

P    619.524.1849

L    Building 7 West - Located on the Parade Deck

 

HOURS

H    Monday - Friday  8:30 AM - 6:00 PM

H    Saturday   8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

H    Sunday  12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

H    Closed Federal holidays

GEAR

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FIND IT ON MAPS

Find MCRD on Google Maps. MCRD San Diego on Google Maps

 

 

Open Magazine List

MARINE CORPS PROFESSIONAL READING LIST

Current, topical titles provided by Marine Corps University at each Executive Off-Site.

PRIVATE TO LANCE CORPORAL

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • MCDP 1 Warfighting
  • A Message to Garcia by E. Hubbard
  • Rifleman Dodd by C.S. Forester
  • The Soldier’s Load by S.L.A. Marshall
  • The Ugly American by W. Burdick
  • Enders Game by O.S. Card

CORPORAL

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • MCWP 6-11 Leading Marines
  • Battle Leadership by A. Von Schell
  • Flags of Our Fathers by J. Bradley Gates of Fire by S. Pressfield
  • Imperial Grunts by R. D. Kaplan
  • Small Unit Leaders Guide to Counterinsurgency

SERGEANT

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • MCDP 1-3 Tactics The Art of War by Sun Tzu
  • Tip of the Spear by G.J. Michaels Attacks! By E. Rommel
  • With the Old Breed by E.B. Sledge
  • The Village by B. West

STAFF SERGEANT

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • MCDP 1-2 Campaigning
  • This Kind of War by T.R. Fehrenbach
  • Band of Brothers by S.E. Ambrose
  • The Face of Battle by J. Keegan
  • A Bell for Adano by J. Hersey
  • Utmost Savagery by J. Alexander

GUNNERY SERGEANT

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • MCDP 5 Planning
  • The Savage Wars of Peace by M. Boot
  • We Were Soldiers by H. Moore
  • On Combat by D. Grossman
  • Breakout by M. Russ
  • Victory at High Tide by R.D. Heinl

MASTER SERGEANT ..| FIRST SERGEANT

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • MCDP 1-1 Strategy
  • Reminiscences of a Marine by J.A. Lejeune
  • Fields of Battle by J. Keegan
  • Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence
  • On Killing by D. Grossman
  • Battle Cry of Freedom by J.M. McPherson

MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT ..| SERGEANT MAJOR

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • The General by C.S. Forester
  • No Bended Knee by M.B. Twining
  • Achilles in Vietnam by J. Shay
  • The Mask of Command by J. Keegan
  • The Arab Mind by R. Patai

OFFICER CANDIDATE ..| MIDSHIPMAN

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • MCDP 1 Warfighting
  • The Armed Forces Officer, DoD 2006
  • A Message to Garcia by E. Hubbard
  • Rifleman Dodd by C.S. Forester
  • The Soldier’s Load by S.L.A. Marshall
  • Enders Game by O.S. Card

2ND LIEUTENANT ..| WARRANT OFFICER

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • MCWP 6-11 Leading Marines
  • Fields of Fire by J. Webb
  • The Art of War by Sun Tzu
  • The Anatomy of Courage by L. Moran
  • On Infantry by J.A. English
  • Small Unit Leaders Guide to Counterinsurgency
  • The Soldier’s Load by S.L.A. Marshall

1ST LIEUTENANT ..| CHEIF WARRANT OFFICER 2

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • The Bridge at Dong Ha by J.G. Miller
  • The Face of Battle by J. Keegan
  • Reminiscences of a Marine by J.A. Lejeune
  • Counterinsurgency Warfare by D. Galula
  • Battle Cry of Freedom by J.M. McPherson

CAPTAIN ..| CHEIF WARRANT OFFICER 3

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • For the Common Defense by A.R. Millet
  • The Mask of Command by J. Keegan
  • Savage Wars of Peace by M. Boot
  • On Combat by D. Grossman
  • The Arab Mind by R. Patai

MAJOR ..| CHEIF WARRANT OFFICER 4

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • Once an Eagle by A. Myrer
  • The Guns of August by B.W. Tuchman
  • History of Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
  • The Lexus and the Olive Tree by T.L. Friedman
  • Grant Takes Command by B. Catton

LIEUTENANT COLONEL ..| CHEIF WARRANT OFFICER 5

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • Masters of War by M. Handel
  • Supplying War by M. Van Creveld
  • Carnage and Culture by V. Hanson
  • Defeat into Victory by W. Slim
  • Triumph Forsaken by M. Moyar

COLONEL TO GENERAL

  • First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak
  • Dereliction of Duty by H.R. McMaster
  • Supreme Command by E.A. Cohen
  • Diplomacy by H. Kissinger
  • Feeding Mars by J.A. Lynn
  • The Crisis of Islam by B. Lewis

 

 

 
 
Open Magazine List

Air and Space

Armed Forces Journal

Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel

Better Homes and Garden

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Consumer Reports

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Ebony

Entertaniment

ESPN

Family Circle

Flex

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Fortune

Golfworld

Health

Journal of Military History

Ladies Home Journal

Leatherneck

Lucky

Marine Crops Gazette

Martha Stewart Living

Military History

Military Living’s R&R Travel News

Military Officer

Money

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Motorhome

National Geographic

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Newsweek

O – Oprah Magazine

Outdoor Life

Parents

PC Magazine

People

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Runner’s World

San Diego Magazine

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Free DVD rental. Over 2,000 titles! Check out three movies at a time and keep them for one week. We have movies, documentaries, and more.

 

The library has both wireless [ Wi-Fi ] and high speed Internet acccess. And several state-of-the-art PC's to help you with your research. All computers have printers and the latest PC software. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will be happy to assist you with any of your research needs. We carry a wide variety of books, including fiction, mysteries, westerns, Sci-Fi, and more. Looking for the latest best sellers. We've got them! Our Biography and general non-fiction collections are comprehensive and current.

 

SERVICES + COLLECTIONS

  • Free Internet, Wi-Fi, copier, fax, and scanner
  • Suggest your favorite book or movie and we will do our best to purchase the item for you!
  • We can borrow books from all of the 16 Marine Corps Libraries at your request
  • Over 2,000 DVDs [ Movies, documentaries + more ]
  • Educational children’s DVD's [ Baby Einstein, Disney + more ]
  • Award-winning and bestselling novels. Non-Fiction: Americana to World History
  • Biographies on famous people from A to Z
  • Travel Guides: USA, Europe, Asia, etc.
  • Marine Reading List with all the current titles
  • Audio Books (fiction and non-fiction bestsellers)
  • Magazines and Newspapers [ Over 50 to choose from ]
  • Database search on magazines, newspapers, and journal full-text articles
  • Conference Room available for meetings
  • TV Room. 55” flat screen TV with DVD player. Watch your favorite movies here.
  • Wide range of reference materials
  • Typewriters

STUDY GUIDES

  • ASVAB
  • CLEP
  • Law Enforcement + more

LANGUAGE CD'S

  • Three week check-out
  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • Spanish

 

SEND US YOUR WISH LIST FOR WHAT YOU'D LIKE THE LIBRARY TO BUY

Send wishes to Dan Cisco, Supervisory Librarian, MCRD Library

 

MCRD LIBRARY OFFERS FREE RESOURCES + TUTORING FROM TUTOR.COM!

Get help. Get an Online Tutor. Find a resource 24/7. MCRD Library offers free resources and tutoring from Tutor.com

 

Tutor.com give students of all ages the help they need to succeed in school and beyond. Their online learning and career services are #1 in the industry and set the standard for innovative products for libraries, schools, colleges and businesses.

Every Tutor.com session is academically sound, and the tutors provide a positive learning experience that's always one-to-one.

 

For more information about tutor.com Download the PDF here (483 kb)

 

How to access tutor.com

 

Go to the tutor.com login page at http://www.usmc-mccs.org/library/tutor/index.cfm

 

Enter the password for our base and select our installation " MCRD San Diego" in the pull-down menu. Press the "Submit" button.

 

Please contact the library for our base's password.

 

Tutor.com Login page

 

rOSETTA sTONE lANGUAGE cOURSES

Rosetta Stone online language courses. Over 30 languages! Register at the library then access Rosetta Stone on your home computer 24/7

 

NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE

Visit Navy Knowledge Online at http://www.nko.navy.mil You are leaving this site to go to theirs. to access databases for your general interest and academic research. Other popular databases include: Business Health History Computer Software Genealogy Home & Auto Repair.

PLAYAWAY AUDIO BOOKS

Free! Playaway audio books now available. No CDs. No downloads. Just Play. Portable. Fits in your shirt pocket!

MAKING DONATIONS

Borrowing is better than buying. Do you have unwanted books or DVD's? The library will take them. Drop off gently used donations anytime. Call ahead to arrange for large donation drop offs.

 

CHILDREN'S READING ROOM

We have a terrific selection of Children's books and videos! Our Children's Reading Room is comfortable and fun, and has tables and chairs sized just for children.

 

 

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