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DUNES YOUNG MARINES

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Strengthening the lives of America's youth

Strengthening the lives of America's youth Strengthening the lives of America's youth Strengthening the lives of America's youth

young marines guidebooks

Recruit Guidebook

This guidebook is designed for the Young Marine Recruit. There are four other guidebooks that you will receive as you progress through your career in the Young Marines: the Basic Young Marine Guidebook, the Junior Young Marine Guidebook, the Senior Young Marine Guidebook, and the Advanced Young Marine Guidebook. Each guidebook contains ad

This guidebook is designed for the Young Marine Recruit. There are four other guidebooks that you will receive as you progress through your career in the Young Marines: the Basic Young Marine Guidebook, the Junior Young Marine Guidebook, the Senior Young Marine Guidebook, and the Advanced Young Marine Guidebook. Each guidebook contains additional knowledge as well as other degrees of performing, leading, and instructing that will aid you in becoming a leader in your unit as well as in your community.

Basic Guidebook

This guidebook is designed to assist you in learning the performance objectives (POs) for the Young Marines Private First Class (YM/PFC) and Young Marines Lance Corporal (YM/LCpl).


As you progress through your career in the Young Marines, you will receive three other guidebooks: Junior, Senior, and Advanced Young Marines Guidebooks. Each g

This guidebook is designed to assist you in learning the performance objectives (POs) for the Young Marines Private First Class (YM/PFC) and Young Marines Lance Corporal (YM/LCpl).


As you progress through your career in the Young Marines, you will receive three other guidebooks: Junior, Senior, and Advanced Young Marines Guidebooks. Each guidebook contains additional knowledge for performing, leading, and instructing, that will aid you in becoming a leader in your unit and your community.


This guidebook is also a teaching tool for Senior Young Marines and Adult Volunteers charged with teaching Basic Young Marines.  


Upon completion of this guidebook, you should keep it in your personal Young Marines library, as reference material in the future.

Junior Guidebook

This guidebook is designed for the Young Marine Corporal and Young Marine Sergeant. There are two more guidebooks that you will receive as you progress through your career in the Young Marines. The Senior Young Marine Guidebook, and The Advanced Young Marine Guidebook. Each guidebook contains additional knowledge as well as other degrees 

This guidebook is designed for the Young Marine Corporal and Young Marine Sergeant. There are two more guidebooks that you will receive as you progress through your career in the Young Marines. The Senior Young Marine Guidebook, and The Advanced Young Marine Guidebook. Each guidebook contains additional knowledge as well as other degrees of performing, leading and instructing that will aid you in becoming a leader in your unit as well as in your community. 


Upon your completion of this guidebook, you should maintain it in your personal Young Marine Library as reference material in the future.

Senior Guidebook

This guidebook is designed for the Young Marine Sergeant and Young Marine Staff Sergeant. Upon promotion to Gunnery Sergeant you should be given the Advanced Guidebook which will be the final guidebook that you will receive as you progress through your career in the Young Marines. The Advanced Young Marine Guidebook contains additional kn

This guidebook is designed for the Young Marine Sergeant and Young Marine Staff Sergeant. Upon promotion to Gunnery Sergeant you should be given the Advanced Guidebook which will be the final guidebook that you will receive as you progress through your career in the Young Marines. The Advanced Young Marine Guidebook contains additional knowledge as well as other degrees of performing, leading and instructing that will aid you in becoming a leader in your unit as well as in your community.

Advance Guidebook

Advance Guidebook

This guidebook is designed for the Advanced Young Marine holding the rank of Young Marine Gunnery Sergeant and above. This is the last of the four Young Marine Guidebooks you will receive in your career in the Young Marines. This guidebook contains additional knowledge as well as other degrees of performing; leading and instructing that w

This guidebook is designed for the Advanced Young Marine holding the rank of Young Marine Gunnery Sergeant and above. This is the last of the four Young Marine Guidebooks you will receive in your career in the Young Marines. This guidebook contains additional knowledge as well as other degrees of performing; leading and instructing that will aid you in becoming a leader in your advanced Young Marine role, in your unit, and in your community

miscellaneous Documents

FIN_501(c)(3)_IRS_Letter_Of_Determination (pdf)Download
Adult Volunteer Application Package (pdf)Download
Tutorial Online Application_YM_V2 (pdf)Download
Dunes Young Marines Recruit Gear List (pdf)Download

GuideBook files

Recruit Guidebook (pdf)Download
Basic Guidebook (pdf)Download
Junior Guidebook (pdf)Download
Senior Guidebook (pdf)Download
Advanced Guidebook (pdf)Download

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