Ready. Join U.S. Marines. Land, sea, air
Marine Corps recruiting poster: a sergeant in dress blues and white cap stands with hands behind his back, with 'Ready' in large red letters behind his cap and 'Join U.S. Marines, land, sea, air' below. The tell is the uniformed figure and short virtue words standing in for any stated terms of service.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Marine Corps, artist Sundblom
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Marine Corps. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1618 (NAID 515283).
Text on the object
READY JOIN U.S.MARINES LAND SEA AIR APPLY, OR WRITE, TO NEAREST RECRUITING STATION [signature: SUNDBLOM] [imprint: [illegible]]
