Marine for Life

Marine for Life Liaison

George Samara

Marine for Life Liaison Officer

Phone:978-821-4274

The Mission

The Marine for Life Program’s mission is to provide sponsorship for our more than 27,000 Marines each year who honorably leave active service and return to civilian life in order to nurture and sustain the positive, mutually beneficial relationships inherent in our ethos “Once a Marine, Always a Marine.”

Commandants Intent

The program will enhance our investment in each individual Marine and promote the beneficial connections between the individual, the Marine Corps, and the American society. The program includes initiatives involving commanders and Marine Corps culture, but its groundbreaking element will be the creation of an assistance network of and Marine Corps “alumni” to provide enhanced transition assistance and support to our Transitioning Marines. This network (human and electronic) will develop and coordinate the resources required to sponsor and assist Transitioning Marines as they return to civilian life. Once these networks are assembled, the program will foster a mutually supportive, life-long relationship between the Marine, his/her Corps, and the public that we serve, thereby strengthening our ethos of “Once a Marine, Always a Marine.”

The End State

The End state of the Marine for Life program is a nationwide Marine and Marine-friendly network available to all Marines honorably leaving active service that will improve their transition to civilian life and ensure that no Marine who honorably wore the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor is lost to the Marine Corps family.

Marine Corps League's Mission Statement

Members of the Marine Corps League join together in camaraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preserving the traditions and promoting the interests of the United States Marine Corps. This is accomplished by banding together those who are now serving in the United States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably discharged from that service; voluntarily aiding and rendering assistance to all Marines and former Marines and to their widows and orphans, and by perpetuating the history of the United States Marine Corps through fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of particular interest to Marines.