The Snapshots in Time Collection

Marine Corps Base Quantico Officer Orientation Booklet, Pages 12-13 (Officers' Mess and Automobile Regulations)

Marine Corps Base Quantico Officer Orientation Booklet, Pages 12-13 (Officers' Mess and Automobile Regulations)

A page from a Marine Corps Base Quantico officer orientation booklet outlines the amenities of the Officers' Mess, including its restaurant, tap room, and recreational facilities, along with base regulations governing officers' personal automobiles. Documents like this one, preserved in the Pat McAleer collection, illustrate the everyday administrative and social life awaiting officers reporting for duty at a major Marine Corps post. Project: 218163