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U.S. Marine Corps to Temporarily Suspend Training New Recruits Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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The USMC said the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution” to “protect its recruits” against the novel coronavirus.

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The United States Marine Corps will “temporarily” suspend sending new recruits to a training location in South Carolina as a precautionary measure to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. “Amid the national emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and out of an abundance of caution,” USMC said in a statement, “the Marine Corps is taking steps to protect its recruits...by temporarily suspending the shipping of new recruits to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.” 

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