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Building a Strong Special Education Team for Your Child

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Plan For a Successful Transition This Summer For Your Child

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Know Your Transitioning Options

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Saluting Gold Star Spouses

Observed each year on April 5th, Gold Star Spouses Day, a day dedicated to honoring the spouses of military members who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

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Be a Mentor or Find a Mentor

Mentoring resources are available to assist transitioning Marines and their family members connect to education resources, employment opportunities, and other veteran services that aid in their career and life goals outside of military service.

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Facts About Adaptogens

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So...What is a Mentor, Exactly?

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Why Marine Corps Total Fitness?

Marine Corps Total Fitness (MCTF) builds upon Total Force Fitness (TFF), with an emphasis on supporting and nurturing warfighter readiness, lethality, and resilience—the top priorities of the Marine Corps.

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Charge Into the New Year with Marine Corps Total Fitness

Marine Corps Total Fitness builds the resilience Marines need to adapt, overcome adversity, and thrive personally and professionally in the year ahead.

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Keep Your SGLI Updated: Protect What Matters Most

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Win Big with the MCX Super Star Student Program

The MCX Super Star Student Program rewards K–12 students for academic achievement with scratch-off gift cards, giving every eligible student a chance to celebrate success with fun prizes and recognition.

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Develop Community & Connections at Your New Duty Station

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Self-monitoring Technology for Nutrition

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Children Have the Right to Decline a Hug or Touch

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Setting Healthy Boundaries in Relationships

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Marine Corps Birthday and Veterans Day 2024

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Strengthen and Condition for Peak Total Fitness

Strength and Conditioning (S&C) is the driver of the ship for sports performance.

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10 Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship & Mental Toughness in Military Life

A healthy relationship is based on equality and respect, not power and control. You've heard the experts say that maintaining a healthy relationship takes work. That's true. But with a little extra effort, you can set the stage for a healthy, functional, intimate relationship with your partner.

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Career Resources

CRO offers employment transition assistance services for separating or retiring service members and their adult family members. CRO administers Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) training certification program and one-to-one assistance with resume writing and job interview techniques. CRO hosts semi-annual career fairs and works closely with representatives from the Disabled American Veterans and Veterans’ Administration, which provide counseling services and information on programs and benefits.

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Races

MCCS Semper Fit offers numerous competitive races and competitions throughout the year explicitly for the Combat Center Active Duty, their Dependents, Retirees, and other authorized base patrons.

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Races

Throughout the year, multiple events come together to make up the Combat Center Semper Fit Series. Run through the desert sand, up mountainous terrain, and even under the hot sun, the challenge is always new and exciting. Run one or run them all, it’s something you’ll never forget!

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Aquatic Centers

Semper Fit offers three pools and a splash park that have a variety of options for water activities to include lap swim, recreational swim, swim lesson, events and more.

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Sports Facilities & Courts

MCCS strives to help Marines, Sailors and their families remain Semper Fit. We provide state-of-the-art facilities for sports that are both indoor and outdoor and courts to help you keep in top shape.

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West Gym

The West Gym offers a gymnasium, hypoxic training chamber and two cardio rooms. Cardio rooms include treadmills, ellipticals, stair steppers and a variety of stationary bikes.

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Indoor Recreation

Whether it’s too hot outside, or you just want to do something cool, look no further than our indoor recreation facilities. See a movie, rent a book, play with friends, make something and much more.

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Fitness Centers

While Marines are called to be Semper Fidelis (always faithful), MCCS strives to help Marines, Sailors and their families remain Semper Fit. We provide state-of-the-art fitness facilities, ongoing aerobics classes and an array of outdoor locations to help you keep in top shape.

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Suicide Prevention

Support is within reach. If you or someone you know needs help with suicide prevention contact us today.

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Dining

MCCS offers a wide array of delicious dining options, whether you’re on the go or have the time to sit and enjoy fine dining. Click below for more information on types of food, hours, menus and more.

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Counseling & Referrals

MCCS offers counseling to help those struggling with interpersonal relationships, marital problems, stress, adjustment issues, parenting skills, grief and loss, and difficulties with transition (i.e. problems in school, PCS moves, deployment, blended families, preparing to leave the military, etc).

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Prevention & Education Services

The Family Advocacy Program's Prevention and Education team (P&E) focuses on the prevention of child abuse and intimate partner violence. P&E offers evidence based workshops and courses to assist service members and their families in developing skills to effectively manage high risk situations that could lead to family violence.

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Adult Sports

The MCCS Intramural Sports Program offers athletes the opportunity to compete at a higher level. Teams will compete in a wide variety of sports including basketball, football, softball, soccer, volleyball and dodgeball.

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Camp Wilson Fitness Center

The Camp Wilson Fitness Center offers cardio and functional fitness equipment similar to what unit’s will have when forward deployed.