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http://usmilitary.about.com/od/marines/a/youngmarines.htm

Young Marines

From Marine Corps News Service, for About.com

by Lance Cpl. Bryan A. Peterson

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Stand up! Now get on your face! Push up!

"Marine Corps!" These words are shouted in unison by several young recruits as they push their bodies off the ground.

Does this sound familiar? Of course it does. Although it's not a platoon of Marine recruits sounding off at Marine Corps Recruit Depots Parris Island or San Diego, it's the Camp Foster Young Marines.

The Young Marines program is a volunteer organization offered by the United States Marine Corps for boys and girls ages 8 through 17. The program promotes physical fitness, self-discipline, leadership, teamwork and a healthy, drug-free lifestyle among youth.