Follow the key dates and deadlines below. If youâre applying to a program that requires an artistic review, we recommend submitting your Common Application one month earlier to give you time to prepare your portfolio and or an audition by the deadline.
A weapons platoon will usually have a first lieutenant (O-2) and a gunnery sergeant (E-7) due to the generally larger number of Marines (up to 69 in the 81mm mortar platoon) in these platoons (the heavy machinegun platoon being the exception with only 28 members) and the more complex weapon systems employed.
Each series is broken down into a number of platoons, usually from two to four in each. 1  These platoons will be the basic unit for recruit training, assigned a four digit number as identification. Drill instructors are assigned to each platoon, and will usually stay from the beginning to the end of training.