Staff Sgt. Patrick McGovern, senior drill instructor for Platoon 3002, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, encourages his recruits to fight with intensity during the Crucible on Jan. 9, 2014, on Parri More
Rct. Victoria N. Schweitzer, Platoon 4031, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, clears a culvert Aug. 9, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Schweitzer, 18, is from Phoenix and is scheduled to graduate Se More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Demetrius Jess, a martial arts instructor with Support Battalion, explains what is expected of recruits from Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, during their pugil sticks bouts More
Recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, follow along in their notebooks during a land navigation class April 7, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Later, the recruits partnered up and headed out to More
Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, wait their turn to train with pugil sticks June 24, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits train with pugil sticks, which represent rifles with attached More
Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, swing across parallel bars on an obstacle course Aug. 19, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is one of many endurance-building tools for Marine re More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, warm up before an initial strength test July 28, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The minimum physical requirements for female recruit More
Sgt. Gerardo R. Granados, a martial arts instructor, demonstrates a rear choke for recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, during martial arts training Nov. 25, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Th More
Rct. Jessica Lingelback, Platoon 4028, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, jumps onto a Confidence Course obstacle June 18, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles design More
Rct. Alexandra Griffin, Platoon 4020, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, pushes a makeshift bridge through a tunnel to another recruit during a problem-solving exercise of the Crucible on June 27 More
Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Matthew S. Cheasty, Platoon 3049, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, reports to the drillmaster during an initial drill evaluation June 1, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Dri More
Rct. William Scroggy, Platoon 1029, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, tightens his sling March 18, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The sling helps stabilize the weapon during firing. Marksmanship trai More
Sgt. Jessica Swaim, a drill instructor for Platoon 4017, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, prepares her recruits for a casualty care class March 6, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Swaim, a 24-year- More
Sgt. Candice Puente, a drill instructor for Platoon 4011, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, teaches her recruits a drill movement Jan. 17, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors use close-o More
Marines from across Parris Island, S.C., salute the nation's flag Sept. 11, 2013, during a commemorative ceremony dedicated to the lives lost on 9/11. The terrorist attack was the greatest tragedy on U.S. soil More
Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, lift barbells as part of a circuit course Aug. 30, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Lifting the barbells helped improve recruits' shoulder and back muscles. More
A new Marine of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, rings the 2nd Recruit Training Battalion bell during a traditional motivational run May 14, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The run took place before More
Rct. Yeilen Fernandez, Platoon 3100, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, completes a set of pushups Oct. 1, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Throughout boot camp, recruits participate in more than 30 phys More
Rct. Christopher Denardo, with Platoon 2028, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, shouts while being carried during a martial arts endurance course Feb. 6, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course consi More
Rct. Christopher Kryhoski, Platoon 3045, adjusts the gas mask of Rct. Anthony Sagastume, Platoon 3044, both with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, during chemical and biological warfare defense tra More
Rct. Michael Guy, Platoon 3014, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, responds to orders during an incentive training session Jan. 21, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Discipline, defined as the instant an More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, inspect their gas masks Sept. 19, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits will experience the gas’s effects, which include temporary res More
Sgt. Jacob Wiley, a drill instructor with Platoon 3028, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, demonstrates to his recruits how to properly roll a blanket Feb. 3, 2014, while on Parris Island, S.C. The f More
Recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, record their shots during combat marksmanship training Sept. 27, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Combat marksmanship training gives recruits a basic under More
Rct. Treyvon M. Chambers, Platoon 2058, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, asks a question during a core values class May 26, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The Corps’ core values - honor, courage and More
Recruits of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, slide down a Confidence Course obstacle Aug. 8, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits tackled, scaled and weaved their way through the course’s 15 obsta More
Rct. Tyler A. Condron, Platoon 1016, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, sights in while practicing a kneeling position Jan. 22, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. For one week, recruits, like Condron, 1 More
Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, prepare to swim 25 meters during their basic water survival qualification Aug. 12, 2013, at the recruit training pool on Parris Island, S.C. The qualif More
Senior Drill Instructor Gunnery Sgt. Adaecus G. Brooks introduces himself to the recruits of platoon 3064, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, June 11, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Brooks, 31, is fro More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, challenge other platoons during pugil sticks Oct. 31, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Matched up according to body weight, recruits simula More
Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, set out on a six-mile conditioning hike July 15, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Conditioning hikes prepare the recruits’ endurance for future hikes and t More
Platoon 3057, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, marches during a final drill evaluation Aug. 5, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The strict, particular nature of close-order drill teaches habits of disc More
Recruits of Platoon 2020, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, perform a close-order drill movement during a final drill evaluation March 4, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The strict, particular nature o More
Marine 1st Lt. Kia Login, a communications officer, speaks to a local student during the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s career expo at the Charlotte Convention Center Feb. 27, 2014. The Central More
Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice martial arts techniques Dec. 10, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. All recruits must learn basic techniques from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Prog More
Rct. Michael Saravitz, right, and Rct. Wisdom Akpanagan, both with Platoon 1012, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, scrub their rifles Feb. 18, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits disassembled the More
Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, swim 25 meters during water survival training Oct. 5, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Water survival qualification, one of seven graduation requirements, a More
Rct. Phillip Collins, Platoon 3086, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, scales a wall Aug. 20, 2013, on the Confidence Course on Parris Island, S.C. The course helps recruits build self-confidence by More
Sgt. Jonathan Owens, a drill instructor for Platoon 3058, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, inspects Rct. Brian Onofrio’s technique during an introduction to the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Ju More
Recruits of Platoon 3014, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, learn about the Corps’ core value of commitment Dec. 17, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Senior drill instructors lead recruits in guided dis More
Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, finish the last stretch of a nine-mile hike Oct. 25, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Following the hike, recruits earned their Eagle, Globe and Anchor embl More
Rct. Michael D. Dineen, Platoon 3068, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, does crunches during an initial strength test June 10, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Dineen, 26, from Newburgh, N.Y., is sched More
Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, enter the gas chamber June 23, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits experience temporary respiratory irritation, watery eyes and a burning sensation on More
Rct. Selena Gomez, Platoon 4033, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, leaps onto a log July 31, 2013, on the Confidence Course on Parris Island, S.C. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designe More
Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, cross a creek during land navigation training May 11, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. This is one of many obstacles recruits may have faced while looking fo More
Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, quickly put on safety gear before pugil stick training March 4, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits wear safety equipment such as helmets, groin prote More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Christopher Pagan and U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Edward Sortino Jr. mentored new Marines of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recru More
Pfc. Jerry Bates III stands with his family after graduating recruit training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on Dec. 20, 2013. Bates reported to recruit training Sept. 23 to become the fourt More
Rct. Kenneth Beaver, Platoon 3018, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, performs pushups during an incentive training session Jan. 14, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors use incentive train More
Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, finish the last stretch of a nine-mile hike Nov. 19, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Following the hike, recruits earned their Eagle, Globe and Anchor embl More
Rct. William A. Lassiter IV, Platoon 3064, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practices marksmanship fundamentals July 30, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits learn how to use the scope, what the More
Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, run during physical training July 27, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits participate in more than 3 More
Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, rush through an obstacle course July 14, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is used to condition recruits mentally and physically while instilling More
Rct. William Adcock, Platoon 2052, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, holds himself up on a Confidence Course obstacle April 29, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The Confidence Course is comprised of 15 o More
Recruits of Platoon 3045, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice the sitting shooting position April 19, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. For one week, recruits learn and practice the fundamentals o More
Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, wait to begin a five-mile hike Nov. 7, 2015, on Parris Island S.C. This is one of seven hikes ranging from three to more than nine miles. The last hike More
Sgt. Stanley Wilcox, senior drill instructor for Platoon 1045, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, speaks with his recruits about the importance of safety during the Crucible on June 13, 2014, on Par More
Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, do dips during a physical training session Oct. 8, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits participate in more than 30 physical training sessions to prep More
Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, do crunches March 21, 2014, as part of their initial strength test on Parris Island, S.C. The minimum physical fitness requirements for male recruits t More
Rct. Drew Wilson, Platoon 1053, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, fires at his target June 26, 2013, on one of the rifle ranges on Parris Island, S.C. Wilson, a 23-year-old native of Clayton, Del., More
Rct. Caelin J. Fagerstrom, Platoon 3025, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, waits to be fitted in his Marine Corps uniforms Feb. 17, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Fagerstrom, 18, from High Falls, N.Y. More
Pvt. Ryan McKercher, Platoon 3076, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, poses with his grandfather, Edward Eglinsdoerfer, during Family Day on Oct. 9, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Eglinsdoerfer served More
Recruits of Platoon 4023, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice marksmanship fundamentals May 19, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. For one week, recruits learn and practice marksmanship fundamental More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Fernando Hernandez, a marksmanship coach with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, advises Rct. Alyssa Peralta, Platoon 4038, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, how to i More
Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, improve their upper body strength during a physical training session Dec. 3, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Physical training sessions are meant to help More
A recruit with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, loads a magazine into his weapon during combat marksmanship training Jan. 6, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits learn basic practical shooting con More
Staff Sgt. Anthony Fortunato, senior drill instructor for Platoon 3089, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, speaks to his recruits for the first time Sept. 6, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Fortunato, 2 More
Marines from the MCRD Parris Island Shooting Team pose for a photo at Camp Perry, Ohio Aug. 1, 2018. The members are, from left to right, Sgt. Thomas Colyard, Cpl. Trevor Keith, GySgt. Josh Heckman, Sgt. Cody C More
Platoon 1085, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, marches during an initial drill evaluation Aug. 24, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The strict, particular nature of close-order drill teaches habits More
Young men from across the eastern United States sprint off buses onto the legendary yellow footprints Aug. 26, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Most of these young men, now recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Tra More
Rct. Olivia J. Assi, Platoon 4008, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, checks her weapon before firing during marksmanship training Feb. 4, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Every Marine is a rifleman, and More
Senior Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Ivan A. Linares, with Platoon 2050, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, encourages his recruits to push themselves through an incentive training session May 5, 2015, More
Sgt. Devin C. Root, a martial arts instructor, demonstrates a knife technique for recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Sept. 10, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. These techniques are part of t More
Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, count their steps to determine their walking pace July 29, 2013, during land navigation training on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits first counted how ma More
A recruit from Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, gets his service coat tailored to him Jan. 9, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Every recruit is issued uniforms and goes through a fitting process to More
Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, adjust one another's uniform prior to their initial drill evaluation Sept. 9, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Dri More
Rct. Ryan Haladay, Platoon 3060, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, hurdles over a log on an obstacle course June 10, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The course was part of combat conditioning training More
Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, strengthen their quadriceps March 11, 2014, by performing squats during a physical fitness session on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits performed various exe More
Rct. Douglas Mehal, Platoon 1041, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, attempts to pull himself over a bar on an obstacle course May 14, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The obstacle course is designed to More
Sgt. Shavonda Moffett, senior drill instructor for Platoon 4021, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, coaches her recruits during a close-order drill session April 24, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Dril More
Staff Sgt. Dane Hayes, a chief drill instructor with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, helps Rct. Spencer Allen, Platoon 1054, overcome an obstacle June 18, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The obsta More
Recruits of Platoon 3033, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, respond to orders given by their newly introduced senior drill instructor, Sgt. Domenick Distano, on March 1, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. More
Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Tremain C. McCallum, Platoon 3001, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, reads a drill card for his next command Nov. 16, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Drillmasters, experts More
Drill instructor Sgt. AnaSharon Beaudet gives orders to new recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, shortly after their arrival at Parris Island, S.C., on April 28, 2014. The recruits' 13-wee More
Lt. Col. David Rodgers (right), Marine Corps Recruiting Command's assistant chief of staff for diversity recruiting, and Capt. Zubah Koweh, the operations officer for Marine Corps Recruiting Command's communica More
Young men and women from across the country step through the doors of the receiving building Feb. 24, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. For these young men and women, stepping through the building’s silver doors sym More
Rct. Carolina Zavala, Platoon 4023, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, swims 25 meters during a basic water survival assessment May 5, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Before the recruits could progr More
Rct. Cecilia Lara, Platoon 4002, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, fires at a target 200 yards away during rifle qualification Dec. 19, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. There are more than 300 diffe More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Illian, a field training instructor with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, teaches recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, how to use a compass during low or n More
Staff Sgt. Andrew Yee, a martial arts instructor, demonstrates a technique for recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program lesson Aug. 5, 2014, on Parri More
Rct. Jamal H. Dees, Platoon 3017, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, removes lint from a fellow recruit’s uniform before his boot camp photo is taken Jan. 13, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. This photo More
Rct. Cedric Hargrove, left, and Rct. Craig Bridge, Platoon 3088, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, swing across a Confidence Course obstacle Nov. 7, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. This course is desig More
Rct. Mercedes Fitch, Platoon 4032, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practices a horizontal knee strike July 8, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program combines hand-to-h More
An U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, instructs recruits on an obstacle Aug. 28, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The obstacle course is used to condition recruits More
Recruits with Platoon 4040, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, try on their blue dress coats for the first time Aug. 21, 2018, on Parris Island S.C. The recruits are part of the first female company More
Rct. Steven Valcarcel Ortiz, Platoon 1025, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, uses upper-body strength to complete a Confidence Course obstacle Feb. 2, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The course was de More
Rct. Lauren Bare, Platoon 4001, strikes Rct. Angela Acdava, Platoon 4000, during a pugil stick match Oct. 30, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits fight with pugil sticks, which represent rifles with attached More
Rct. Micah P. McMillen II, Platoon 2016, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, strikes an opponent during pugil stick training Jan. 26, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits fight using pugil sticks, w More
Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, take the first steps of a 5-mile conditioning hike May 7, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. This is one of several hikes meant to prepare the recruits for th More
A U.S. Marine Corps recruit of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, uses a protractor to find his next point during land navigation practice Sept. 18, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Marine recruits learn More