The Young Marines is the official Youth Drug Demand Reduction Program of the United States Marine Corps, for the Department of Defense. Although we employ and use certain military disciplines, we are not a military-recruiting organization. Our members pledge to maintain, and actively demonstrate, a drug-free lifestyle within their community. Adult Volunteers aid in instilling the core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment so inherent to the American way of life, by teaching Leadership Skills for a Lifetime, beginning with youth age eight through the completion of high school.
Our program at the Unit level includes weekly meetings, community service and service to Veterans' and other Patriotic organizations, classes ranging from Personal Hygiene to Marine Corps History and Survival Skills, Encampments on many levels of the organization, and a large variety of other activities designed to motivate and inspire our youth to succeed.
Our National Headquarters also provides a series of Summer Programs (SPACES) and works with the Army Cadet Exchange (ACE) Program to send "the best of our best" abroad in Exchange programs.
Division 6 Unit Locations
Washington - Utah - Montana - Idaho - California - Nevada - Arizona - Oregon
** click on blue marker for unit name and location