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Base Spending

MCRD San Diego

San Diego, CAMarines
Total Base Spending Tracked
$302.0M
Across 2 spending entries
Spending Breakdown
Operations & Maintenance
$280.0M93%
Military Construction
$22.0M7%
operations
MCRD San Diego — Base Operations & Maintenance (FY2025)

Annual BASOPS for Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California — where every male Marine recruit from west of the Mississippi completes 13 weeks of basic training. MCRD San Diego trains approximately 18,000 recruits per year. The installation occupies 388 acres adjacent to San Diego International Airport. O&M covers recruit training infrastructure, drill instructor billets, and support for approximately 7,500 military and civilian personnel.

MarinesFY2025Source: DoD FY2025 Installation Budget Justification
$280.0M
construction
MCRD San Diego — Military Construction (MILCON) FY2025

FY2025 MILCON for MCRD San Diego. Recruit barracks renovation ($14M) and training facility modernization ($8M).

MarinesFY2025Source: DoD Comptroller FY2025 MILCON Congressional Justification
$22.0M

Base-level spending data from Military Construction (MILCON) appropriation requests, installation status reports, and Army/Navy/Air Force installation management budget justification documents.