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This classic film – originally titled as "Centerville, U.S.A." – is a documentary produced by the United States Marine Corps. It was released in circa 1947 and probably used as a recruiting film.

The film shows what it's like to be a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, depicting both training and recreation opportunities. The town featured in the film is Centerville, Massachusetts.

At 10:26, we can meet the celebrated members of "Blondie's radio family", like Penny Singleton. Blondie was a radio situation comedy adapted from the long-run Blondie comic strip by Chic Young. The radio program had a long run on several networks from 1939 to 1950.

Other prominent persons who appear in the film:
- American actor Fred MacMurray on a movie-set at 10:52
- American actress Suzi Crandall at 11:11
- Fred MacMurray again at 11:21
- American film, radio, and television actor William Bendix at 11:41
- American cartoonist Alex Raymond, best known for creating Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim and Rip Kirby at 12:05
- American professional baseball player Ted Williams at 12:40


BACKGROUND / CONTEXT

The United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR), also known as the Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES or MFR) and the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, is the reserve force of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). It is the largest command in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Marine Corps Reserve is the headquarters command for approximately 40,000 Reserve Marines and 184 Reserve Training Centers located throughout the United States. The mission of Marine Corps Reserve is to augment and reinforce active Marine forces in time of war, national emergency or contingency operations, provide personnel and operational tempo relief for the active component forces in peacetime, and provide service to the community. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve was established when Congress passed the Naval Appropriations Act of 29 August 1916.

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve comprises two groups of Marines and Sailors. The first, known as the Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), are Marines who belong to reserve units and drill one weekend a month and two weeks a year. The second group is known as the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). The IRR is composed of Marines who have finished their active duty or USMCR obligations, however their names remain on record to be called up in case of a military conflict or other emergency – the Individual Ready Reserve is administered by the Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity. IRR Marines participate in annual musters to check in with the Corps. Reserve Marines are equipped and trained to the same standards as active Marine forces.

Enlistment in the Marine Forces Reserve occurs through a process similar to that for enlistment in the regular active Marine Corps. Recruits must take the ASVAB, pass a comprehensive physical exam, and be sworn in. They may enter through a billet in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP). Reserve Recruits currently attend recruit training along with active duty recruits, earning the title United States Marine upon successful completion of the training. They then have a mandatory leave of 10 days before further training at the School of Infantry (SOI) and their designated Military Occupational Specialty (MOS). Only after completing the training program(s) does a Reserve Marine's enlistment begin to differ from that of an active duty Marine.

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Life in the Marine Corps Reserve | USMC Documentary | ca. 1947

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NOTE: THE VIDEO REPRESENTS HISTORY. SINCE IT WAS PRODUCED DECADES AGO, IT HAS HISTORICAL VALUES AND CAN BE CONSIDERED AS A VALUABLE HISTORICAL DOCUMENT. THE VIDEO HAS BEEN UPLOADED WITH EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. ITS TOPIC IS REPRESENTED WITHIN HISTORICAL CONTEXT.