Welcome to the Young Marines
Rocket City-Huntsville Alabama
Congratulations!!
GySgt Aaron Young on his recent retirement from the Rocket City Young Marines
2025 Flag Retirement
We are the Rocket City Young Marines, based in Huntsville, AL, and proud to be part of our nation’s top, award-winning program for boys and girls aged eight to eighteen.
.The Young Marines strengthens the lives of America's youth by teaching the importance of self-confidence, academic achievement, honoring our veterans, good citizenship, community service, and living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral, and physical development of its members. The program focuses on character development and leadership, promoting a lifestyle that fosters productive members of society. The Young Marines is the premier youth organization in its Drug Demand Reduction efforts.
The Young Marines is open to all youth ages 8 through high school graduation. The only membership requirement is that the youth must be in good standing at school. Since the Young Marines' humble beginnings in 1959, with one unit and a handful of boys, the organization has grown substantially, with units throughout the country and overseas.
Upon joining a local Young Marines unit, youth participate in a 26-hour orientation program, typically spread over several weekly meetings. This orientation is called Recruit Training. The youth learn general subjects such as history, customs and courtesies, close order drill, physical fitness, and military rank structure. After graduating from Young Marine Recruit Training, the youth have the opportunity to learn additional skills, earn a rank, wear the Young Marine uniform, and work toward earning ribbon awards. Young Marines earn ribbons for achievement in areas such as leadership, community service, swimming, academic excellence, first aid, and drug resistance education.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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