In addition to finding volunteers to join, it is also responsible for preparing them for United States Marine Corps Recruit Training or Officer Candidates School.

At the time, the recruiting of volunteers was the responsibility of the various barracks commanders scattered throughout the United States to guard naval installations and man ships.

Prospecting, which is done through various means such as cold calling lists, sending messages through social media, and conducting events at highschools, is how a recruiter canvasses an area for potential applicants.

All potential recruits are screened by recruiters for physical standards and fitness, adequate education (a high school diploma or equivalent, such as a GED for enlisted, and a bachelor's degree for officers), lack of significant civil convictions, lack of significant drug use, and other qualifiers.

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery is administered to determine qualifications for a job field (known as a Military Occupational Specialty).

[10] It has the following Recruiting Stations: The 8th Marine Corps District covers the southern half of Central United States and southern Mountain States, and is headquartered at NAS Fort Worth JRB on the west side of Fort Worth, Texas.

[13] It has the following Recruiting Stations:[14] Comparable organizations This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.