Our Purpose is Our Promise

We make Marines. We win our Nation’s battles. We develop quality citizens. These are the promises the Marine Corps makes to our Nation and to its Marines. They are the reasons for our demanding recruit training and have helped form our reputation as America’s force in readiness to win any and all battles.

MAKING MARINES

Only those who can be counted on to prevail will earn the honor of fighting for our Nation as United States Marines—over every adversary faced externally, as well as those such as fear, doubt and exhaustion that come from within. This is the cornerstone of the Marines Corps’ first promise to our Nation. Today and throughout our storied history, the Marine Corps continues to hold its Marines to the highest of standards.

To earn our title is to become an elite and ethical Marine. To pass through our gates is to set out on a noble cause and a journey lined with difficult battles. We make Marines with the training and principles to prevail over every challenge, obstacle and adversary faced.

WINNING BATTLES

Since the day it was formed, the Marine Corps has been committed to winning our nation’s battles, fighting determinedly in every one of our country’s conflicts. By air, land and sea, the Marine Corps is America’s premier expeditionary force, ready to protect our Nation’s citizens and interests anywhere in the world.

DEVELOPING QUALITY CITIZENS

First revealed, then sharpened, it is the fighting spirit of every Marine that can be counted on to win every battle for the communities they serve—in and out of uniform. This promise to develop quality citizens is born from our motto, Semper Fidelis, always faithful to those on our left and right, from the fellow Marines we fight alongside, to those in the communities for which we fight. This will to fight and determination to win not only make for outstanding Marines—they make for upstanding citizens as well.