The Citadel provided critical support to the Marine Corps to assist in its screeing for COVID-19 among "Poolies" destined for Paris Island recruit training. Approximately 300 Poolies every two weeks were cycled through the campus, quartered, monitored, engaged in physical training and other instruction. Another 300 Marine and Navy staff, were quartered to assist in screening for COVID-19. A nice letter of thanks from Paris Island and the Recruiting Command:
The Citadel and Gen. Walters,
On behalf of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and the Eastern Recruiting region, please accept my congratulations on a job well done. Our support agreement allowed the Marine Corps to provide critically important safety measures for incoming Marine recruits in order to continue our mission of transforming the finest young Americans into Marines. The agreement we formed and executed over these past several months in the fight against the harms of the COVID-19 pandemic has forged new ground for both our organizations.
In these unprecedented time, the capabilities of your facilities and the professionalism and results from your staff topped every expectation. Our institutions share the essential mission of transforming young individuals and sending them out with integrity to make a difference in the world. perhaps due in part to the numerous shared standard and principles of our organizations, as well as a consequence of your willingness to share your campus with us, The Citadel’s performance stands as a model of innovation and cooperative efforts between federal and state organizations.
We wish you and the South Carolina Corps of Cadets fair winds and following seas as you begin a new academic year this fall, particularly in the face of current challenges. Your excellence in support of the Eastern Recruiting Region and Marine Corps Depot Parris Island is appreciated deeply and will be long remembered.
Brig. Gen. Julie L. Nethercot, Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Eastern Recruiting Region, Parris Island, South Carolina on July 31, 2020
The Citadel and Gen. Walters,
On behalf of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and the Eastern Recruiting region, please accept my congratulations on a job well done. Our support agreement allowed the Marine Corps to provide critically important safety measures for incoming Marine recruits in order to continue our mission of transforming the finest young Americans into Marines. The agreement we formed and executed over these past several months in the fight against the harms of the COVID-19 pandemic has forged new ground for both our organizations.
In these unprecedented time, the capabilities of your facilities and the professionalism and results from your staff topped every expectation. Our institutions share the essential mission of transforming young individuals and sending them out with integrity to make a difference in the world. perhaps due in part to the numerous shared standard and principles of our organizations, as well as a consequence of your willingness to share your campus with us, The Citadel’s performance stands as a model of innovation and cooperative efforts between federal and state organizations.
We wish you and the South Carolina Corps of Cadets fair winds and following seas as you begin a new academic year this fall, particularly in the face of current challenges. Your excellence in support of the Eastern Recruiting Region and Marine Corps Depot Parris Island is appreciated deeply and will be long remembered.
Brig. Gen. Julie L. Nethercot, Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Eastern Recruiting Region, Parris Island, South Carolina on July 31, 2020
