Eastern Recruit Region

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, took turns donning modified dress blue uniforms and posing for their boot camp photo Sept. 5, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. This photo is normally ident More

Rct. Gary A. Davidson Jr., Platoon 1064, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, ensures his fellow recruit’s uniform is on correctly before his boot camp photo is taken July 8, 2015, on Parris Island, S More

Sgt. Maj. Nicholas Deabreau, Recruit Training Regiment Sergeant Major, rededicates the Drill Instructor Monument Oct. 16, 2015, as part of the centennial celebration on Parris Island, S.C. The monument was firs More

Staff Sgt. Lindsey Gonzalez currently serves as a Marine Corps drill instructor with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Gonzalez joined the Marine Co More

Sgt. Bruce Best currently serves as a Marine Corps drill instructor with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Best joined the Marine Corps in June 1999 More

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, do lunges during a physical fitness training session Jan. 22, 2015. Recruits do various exercises meant to strengthen the main muscle groups and prepare More

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, push through the final steps of the Crucible Sept. 24, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. The Crucible is th More

U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, salute the national colors during an emblem ceremony June 24, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Each recruit earns the title Marine and the More

Rct. Oscar Kuria, Platoon 2008, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, practices a bayonet technique during a Marine Corps martial arts session Nov. 14, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits learn variou More

Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, swim using their packs as flotation devices July 12, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. This is one of four events recruits must pass during swim qualificati More

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, attempt various Confidence Course obstacles Feb. 18, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course, comprised of 15 obstacles, was designed to help Marine Cor More

Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, climb a Confidence Course obstacle Dec. 8, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The Confidence Course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help Marine Corps More

Rct. Keith G. Barca, Platoon 1026, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, makes a quick pre-scripted call notifying his next-of-kin of his safe arrival to training Jan. 20 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. T More

Recruits of Platoon 3028, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, perform a close-order drill movement during a final drill evaluation April 15, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The strict particular nature o More

Sgt. Devin C. Root, a martial arts instructor, demonstrates a knee strike technique for recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, during martial arts training Sept. 11, 2015, on Parris Island, More

Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, salute the national colors during an emblem ceremony Oct. 7, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Each rec More

Sgt. Jessie Ontiveros, senior drill instructor for Platoon 3068, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, salutes Lt. Col. James Shelton, the battalion commander, signaling the platoon is formed and ready More

Recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, follow along in their notes during a casualty care class June 12, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. During the class, recruits learned the uses of items suc More

Recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, begin a timed half-mile sprint during a combat fitness test June 16, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The CFT is an annual training requirement for all More

Rct. Rikki Dominey, Platoon 4016, November Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, puts on a flak vest before a pugil stick bout March 20, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The recruits wore mouth guards, flak vest More

Rct. Nathan McKean, Platoon 1070, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, lunges with a weighted bar during a combat conditioning session July 16, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Combat conditioning session More

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, shed excess gear underwater during water survival training March 16, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Water survival qualification, one of seven graduation More

Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, do back extensions during a physical training session July 7, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits perform various exercises meant to strengthen the m More

Sgt. Francesco Franzese Jr., a drill instructor with Platoon 3005, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, leads his recruits in a run during a Marine Corps martial arts endurance course Nov. 14, 2013, on More

Sgt. Luis Panchi, a field training instructor, shows recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, how to use a compass Aug 3, 2015, on Parris Isl More

Rct. Ngawang Tsering, Platoon 1006, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, punches a training pad during a martial arts endurance course Dec. 12, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is part of the M More

Rct. Courtney M. Schtakleff, Platoon 4010, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, balances on a Confidence Course obstacle Jan. 28, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles d More

Recruits of Platoon 3062, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, respond to orders during an incentive training session June 3, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Discipline, defined as the instant and willing More

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb over an obstacle Aug. 15, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. The obstacle course is used to condition recruits mentally and physically and was designed More

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, take the first steps of a 7.5-mile conditioning hike April 30, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits complete three conditioning hikes before beginning More

Cpl. Michael McGinnis, a land navigation instructor, shows recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, how to use their map and compass Nov. 21, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits were sent in More

A recruit of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, leaps into the water during basic water survival training Aug. 24, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Leaping from the tower simulates abandoning ship. Golf More

A new Marine of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, rings the 1st Recruit Training Battalion bell during a motivational run Oct. 24, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Ringing the bell alerts the depot tha More

Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, stride through the streets of Parris Island, S.C., during a formation run Dec. 18, 2013. Drill instructors sang cadences during the 1.5-mile run as recru More

Young men and women from across the country sprint off a bus and onto the yellow footprints Dec. 16, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. These young men, recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and y More

Staff Sgt. Robert K. Wilkes, senior drill instructor for Platoon 2040, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, hands out mail to his recruits April 19, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Wilkes, 31, is from Bea More

Rct. Mathew D. Sheldon, Platoon 3097, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, does crunches during an initial strength test Sept. 16, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits must do at least 44 crunches in More

Tootie Whitehead, a Parris Island barber, gives Rct. Brandon Herron, Platoon 2078, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, his last buzz cut Sept. 17, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. In two weeks, recruits w More

Rct. Kendall D. Bispham, Platoon 3018, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, prepares to descend the rappel tower Feb. 10, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Rappelling mimics descending from a helicopter ski More

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, warm up before beginning a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program endurance course March 13, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course combines practicing mart More

New Marines of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, breeze past family and friends during a traditional motivational run Sept. 5, 2013, through the streets of Parris Island, S.C. This was the first opp More

Rct. Justin D. Webb, Platoon 2077, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, shoots during marksmanship training Aug. 25, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Each recruit fires more than 300 rounds over five days. More

Staff Sgt. Fredy Herrera, senior drill instructor of Platoon 1042, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, reads a drill card before giving his recruits their next command during their final drill evalua More

Senior drill instructors of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, encourage their recruits to fight with intensity March 10, 2014, during pugil stick training on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits train with More

Rct. Pablo Lopez Jr., Platoon 2100, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, goes through an obstacle on a combat training course Nov. 18, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course, part of Basic Warrior Tr More

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, flip over bars on an obstacle course March 19, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is used to condition recruits mentally and physically and was des More

A recruit of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, does pushups during an incentive training session Jan. 26, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors use incentive training to help instill disci More

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, loads ammunition into a magazine during combat marksmanship training May 24, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Combat marksmanship trainin More

Rct. Seth M. Brandon, Platoon 1021, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, shimmies across a Confidence Course obstacle Jan. 5, 2016. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help Marine Corp More

Staff Sgt. Jason Mathews, the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion drillmaster, points out discrepancies as recruits of Platoon 3068, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice close-order drill movements More

Rct. Jonathan T. Rodgers, Platoon 3066, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, takes notes during a Marine Corps history class June 26, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits receive six history classes More

Rct. Thomas Fryer, Platoon 1083, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, eats a quick breakfast Oct. 24, 2013, before hiking out to the combat training area on Parris Island, S.C., to begin the Crucible. More

A drill instructor of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, encourages recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, during martial arts training May 6, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recrui More

Rct. Dustin Tate, Platoon 1084, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, jumps over a log during a physical training session Aug. 26, 2013, at the battalion's obstacle course on Parris Island, S.C. Recrui More

Sgt. Miguel A. Davila, a primary marksmanship instructor with Marksmanship Training Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, teaches recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, about the imp More

Recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, climb a Confidence Course obstacle May 18, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help Marine Corps recrui More

Rct. Hunter J. Woodard, Platoon 2026, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, swims 25 meters during basic water survival training Feb. 22, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Woodard, 19, from Riddleton, Tenn., More

Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, begin the first portion of the combat fitness test, an 880-yard sprint, Aug. 6, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The other two events of the CFT are ammu More

New U.S. Marine Corps recruits receive haircuts during their first night on Parris Island, S.C., July 16, 2018. These young men are scheduled to begin their training in the next few days with Delta Company, 1st More

Sgt. Trelaine S. Buffaloe, a martial arts instructor, demonstrates a technique for recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during martial arts training Jan. 14, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. T More

Capt. Nicole Bastian, an Officer Selection Officer based out of Tallahassee, Fla., talks with Cayla Cowherd, Miss Virginia Union University 2014, about Marine Corps officer programs at the Time Warner Cable Are More

Young men, soon to be the newest recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, rush onto the famous yellow footprints July 13, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. If successful in training, these men will More

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, run 880 yards as part of a Marine Corps combat fitness test June 18, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The CFT, which simulates the wide range of physical c More

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, perform a flexed-arm hang during a physical fitness test Aug. 14, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. In order to receive maximum points, females must perform More

A drill instructor of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, demonstrates how to properly descend from the 47-foot rappel tower July 23, 2013, at the combat training area on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits More

Marine Capt. Zubah Koewh, the Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s G-6 officer, motivates the Shaw University Lady Bears basketball team before the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association women’s final game, More

Rct. Tyler A. Day, Platoon 1097, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, prepares for his pugil stick bout Sept. 28, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits fight using pugil sticks, which represent rifles More

The Recruit Training Regiment color guard raises the American flag during the Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem ceremony July 22, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The emblem is earned only by those who are imbued with More

Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, break the seal of their gas masks Sept. 27, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. By breaking the seal, recruits experience the gas’s effects, which include tem More

Rct. Immanuel Hardy, Platoon 1070, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, rushes forward on a combat training course Aug. 4, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is part of Basic Warrior Training, he More

U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, finish the last stretch of a nine-mile hike Aug. 30, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Following the hike, recruits earned their Eagle, Glob More

A recruit of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, tightens a gas mask during chemical warfare defense training June 3, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The recruits were later exposed to tear gas, a non More

Sgt. Dwight McPherson, a primary marksmanship instructor, helps Rct. Jenny Alvarez adjust her firing position during marksmanship training July 22, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Primary marksmanship instructors More

Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, prepare to hike the last nine miles of the Crucible, the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training, Dec. 5, 2015, on Parris Island S.C. Upon comple More

Rct. Kyle J. Verbeke, Platoon 2042, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, switches positions on a Confidence Course obstacle March 31, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits tackled, scaled and weaved the More

A motivational flag designed by recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, is posted behind the firing line June 26, 2013, on a rifle range on Parris Island, S.C. The flag represents motivation, More

Rct. Adrianna Daly, Platoon 4022, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, views shots on her target during marksmanship practice May 28, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Daly, a 24-year-old native of Gret More

Field training instructors ensure recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, have their harnesses properly tied during rappel training June 16, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Tight harnesses help More

Rct. Eric D. Donaldson, left, and Rct. Matthew J. Wright, both with Platoon 3056, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb an obstacle May 31, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is comprised of More

Recruits of Platoon 1069, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, wait for their next command during their final drill evaluation Sept. 4, 2013, on the main parade deck of Parris Island, S.C. Drillmaster More

Rct. RheAnna Watkins, Platoon 4042, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, helps a fellow recruit tighten her gas mask during chemical and biological warfare defense training Oct. 29, 2013, on Parris Isl More

Young men from across the eastern United States stand on the threshold of the receiving building Oct. 21, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Stepping through the silver doors symbolizes the transition from civilians More

Rct. Gabriel M. Larrimore, Platoon 2034, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, reviews his data book before firing April 28, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Larrimore, 21, from Havre de Grace, Md., is sched More

Recruits of Platoon 2072, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, align themselves during their final drill evaluation Sept. 24, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The strict, particular nature of close-order d More

Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, clear their masks while in the gas chamber March 10, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits experience temporary respiratory irritation, watery eyes and More

Family and friends line the streets of Parris Island, S.C., to cheer on their new Marines during the motivational run of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Batt More

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Angelo Coschignano of Platoon 2005, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, has his safety harness inspected by an instructor Nov. 14, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits, like Cos More

Drill instructors of Recruit Processing Company, Support Battalion, demonstrate proper crunches to new recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion Oct. 30, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The mini More

Rct. Kala Sullivan, left, yells to her partner, Rct. Courtney Blanchard, to move forward on a combat training course as part of Basic Warrior Training on July 9, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits of Platoon More

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, sprint 880 yards during their combat fitness test Aug. 27, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The test's other two events are two minutes of 30-pound ammuniti More

Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, rinse gas masks Sept. 29, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Each mask is cleaned after it is used to prevent cross contamination. Hotel Company is scheduled More

Recruits of Platoon 3048, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, perform a close-order drill movement May 14, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The recruits train for four weeks attempting to refine basic clo More

Rct. Chandler M. Duncan, Platoon 2002, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, helps a fellow recruit don safety gear Nov. 9, 2015, on Parris Island S.C. Recruits wear safety gear, such as helmets, groin p More

Stephen Wise, the museum director and cultural resource manager on Parris Island, S.C., since 1983, is one of three recipients this year to earn the Governor's Award of the Humanities on Oct. 17, 2013, in Colum More

Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Bailey A. Mosley, presents Pfc. Alexis M Angeles, Platoon 4023, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, with her Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem June 25, 2016, on Parris Island More

Rct. Desiree Palacios lifts a 30-pound ammunition can over her head as Rct. Breanna Nicklow keeps count during the combat fitness test June 18, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Palacios, a 19-year-old native of Car More

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Avery G. Hackett of Platoon 3045, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, acts as a simulated combat casualty during an obstacle course June 8, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits More

Recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, study Marine Corps history Aug. 18, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Lessons cover topics like the Marine Corps’ founding in 1775, the first woman to be More

Staff Sgt. Jason A. Arbelo, a drill instructor with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, encourages his recruits to move faster on an obstacle course Sept. 14, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The course More

Lt. Col. David Rodgers (right), Marine Corps Recruiting Command's assistant chief of staff for diversity recruiting, and Master Sgt. Mark McArthur, Marine Corps Recruiting Command's diversity recruiting chief, More