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We're going to Atlanta in August! For planning purposes, the USMCCCA, HQMC and MCRC are planning their Annual Professional Development Symposium to be held Aug.19-23 at the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center, in well…Atlanta. We expect around 150. There will be a staggering of events with Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) starting early and HQMC occfield trainng beginning later. The Visual Information and Excellence (VIEC) Awards Ceremony will be on Th

From the Cherry Point bus tour to the first-ever "conference hot wash" hosted by HQMC and attended by leadership from both the CCs and the Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC), the 2018 USMCCCA Professional Development and Training Symposium threw everything but the kitchen sink at the four-day affair. The post-op huddle on Thursday morning was chaired by Master Sgt. Jeremy Vought with major input from Immediate Past President Manny Pacheco and current VP Shawn Rhodes .

ATTENTION ATTENDEES FOR 2018 USMCCCA PRODEV & TRNG SYMPOSIUM Aug. 17 — Who wants to visit Cherry Point? Be outside the DoubleTree entrance @ 0930 Monday, Aug. 20 .  Ready to board transportation.    We will return not later than 1500. Lunch stop at Cherry Point's "Roadhouse" (Pizza buffet and bar & grill fare).  However, we need to know ASAP if you will be with us on this windshield tour of Don Knight's old duty station!  Seats go to the first forty (40) to sign up. Please

A very special feature of this year's CC gathering in New Bern will be the presence of staff from the Vietnam War Commemoration, a Congressionally-funded program established to raise awareness and express appreciation for America's Vietnam vets. Our own Joe Galloway , the 2001 Denig Award recipient and co-author of the much-acclaimed book, We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young , will be personally conducting digitally-recorded oral histories. Joe will also take part in the US

UPDATE: Some are having trouble with the website reservations. If you encounter a problem reserving rooms, please call them directly. +1-252-638-3585 and ask for the USMCCCA rate. Also if you are attending the Banquet only, we encourage you to bring casual clothes to change into. It is our custom to hold an auction and raffle in the Command Post after the ceremony and you will be more comfortable. If you are planning to attend the 2018 USMCCCA Professional Development & Tr

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller hosted USMCCCA National President Keith Oliver and Headquarters Marine Corps HQMCCCA Liaison Master Sgt. Jeremy Vought at his Pentagon office last month. Oliver and Vought briefed the 37th Commandant on plans for the 2018 USMCCCA Professional Development & Training Symposium , set for Aug. 20-23 at the Riverfront DoubleTree Hotel in New Bern, North Carolina.

The 2018 USMCCCA Professional Development & Training Symposium will be held at: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel New Bern, NC, 100 Middle Street, New Bern, North Carolina 28560 | Tel: +1-252-638 3585. A block of rooms has been reserved for August 19, 2018 – August 24, 2018. The special room rate of $93 per night will be available until July 27th or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. To Book your room: Make Reservation To register for the Symposium, use thi

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Our final accounting of an eventful year (2015) can be found in the USMCCCA Annual Journal that went in the mail to all member this afternoon.  This year’s cover by award-winning Sgt. Reese Lodder , depicts a poolee performing an initial strength test BEFORE heading off to recruit training.  This year’s edition contains more story content than ever before. Amy Forsythe remembers Maj. Megan McClung our first female Marine officer to be killed in combat.  “Be Brief, Be Bold

Did you miss the Annual Conference this year? Want to see who was there and what they did? Then check out the gallery here.

WEB MANAGERS NOTE: Apologies to those still waiting... A photo gallery of the conference will be coming but I am traveling and attending a two-week training course until Sept. 26. In my rare spare moments, I am editing, culling and captioning  some 495 images from the conference...so just stand by. I will get them up as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience. — Kate Stark

Ninety-six members, their guests and active duty Marine CCs and Combat Camera Marines heard one of the best tributes to our occupational fields ever given by a serving flag officer when Brig. Gen. James W. "Chip" Bierman addressed our annual banquet on Wednesday evening, September 10. While giving an overview of our present-day Corps, Bierman, CG, MCRD, San Diego and Western Recruiting Region, then laced his 30 minute address with personal comments about combat correspond

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For those that attended Kate Stark's "Social Media for Dummies…and CCs who fondly remember the IBM Selectric II, the Leica with 36 exposures and pay phones" presentation. Here is the handout with links to how to videos for the social networking sites, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and LinkedIn.

CCHQ announces that Brigadier General James W. Bierman, Jr. Commanding General, Western Recruiting Region & Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, CA will be the guest of honor at the Distinguished Performance Awards Banquet, Wednesday evening, September 10 at the Pacific Views Center, Camp Pendleton. Brigadier General James W. Bierman, Jr. was born in Camp Lejeune, and attended the Virginia Military Institute.  Upon completion of The Basic School and Infantry Officer’s Cour

Register for the 2014 Conference  here You may register here or by contacting CCHQ at usmcca@cfl.rr.com .  Registration closes on Friday, August 29 .  You should complete your hotel reservations (there is a link below) as soon as possible to guarantee a room at the conference price. We are currently negotiating with various activities in and around Camp Pendleton for discount pricing.  Additional information will be carried in the newsletter Now Hear This as well as on this

Members are reminded that the deadline for nominations for officers and directors of the Association  must be made to CCHQ by May 15 . We will elect all officers and three directors at the Oceanside Business Meeting in September.  The officers will serve for a one year period; directors, two year terms. While not an absolute requirement, interested applicants should be willing to attend the annual conference, board and business meetings each year of their term of office.  P

Following lengthy deliberations with the Los Angeles Chapter , your Board of Directors has unanimously voted to hold our 2014 Annual Conference September 8-11 at the Holiday Inn-Marina , Oceanside, Calif. Conference Chair Bob Long , also President of the LA Chapter, had been working for months with a national committee of President Bill Hauptfleisch, Board Member Manny Pacheco,  Foundation Board Member Walt Ford and Jack Paxton the Executive Director  on several west co

For the members and old timers attending the 2012 Annual Conference at San Diego’s Crowne Plaza Hotel it was like a visit back in time before Marine active duty involvement. While the fact the Marines had to execute a pull-out due to budgetary considerations is now history, suffice it to say, we adapted and overcame! Thanks to the schedule put together by our superior web-mistress, Kate Stark , all attendees seemingly enjoyed themselves; a few even learning something about c