Drill Instructor Sgt. Curtis D. Evans inspects the rifle of Rct. Wesley K. White, Platoon 1021, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Jan. 20, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Properly maintained weapons More
A U.S. Marine, with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, holds a guidon at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., Feb. 12, 2016. The guidon was held by the platoon guide More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, stand in formation at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., March 29, 2016. The recruits prepared to More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew T. DeAveiro, a drill instructor with Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, instructs recruit on how to properly wear a tie aboard Marine Corps Recru More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, listen to a drill instructor aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., March 29, 2016. The recrui More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, strike each other with pugil sticks aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., March 29, 2016. Rec More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angelica Annastas with the Public Affairs Office, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, takes a photograph during a recruit graduation cer More
U.S. Marines with Marine Band San Diego, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, perform at MCRD San Diego, Calif., April 22, 2016. The Marines performed during a gradua More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher G. Aguillar, left, with Recruit Clothing, Service Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, and Cpl. Michael A. Elias, right, with Recruit Clothing, Service Company, More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, stand on line aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., May 17, 2016. The recruits stood on line More
A U.S. Marine with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, stands in formation before a graduation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., June 17, 2016. The More
A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Company D, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, cleans a M16-A4 service rifle aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., June 20, 2016. The recru More
A Recruit with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, looks through a lensatic compass during land navigation aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 17, 2020. The Land Navigation More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, prepare for a combat fitness test (CFT) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., Nov. 30, 2016. The More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jevon D. McKinnon, center, a drill instructor with Instructional Training Company, Support Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, supervises recruits as they preform an exercise at M More
U.S. Marines Corps Col. Daren J. Erickson, left, commanding officer of Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, presents Lt. Col. Barron S. Taylor’s wife an appreciation award at More
Staff Sgt. Williams, a martial arts instructor with Support Recruit Training Battalion, ensures the safety of recruits during pugil stick bouts at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., December 23, 20 More
Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, shoot their first course of fire on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 27, 2019. Recruits shoot at a variety of distances on severa More
Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, prepare to carry a log during a log drill exercise at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 7. Recruits had to communicate and work as a team More
A recruit with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stands at the position of attention during rifle issue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 11. Each recruit is issued a rifle that they wi More
A recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, utilizes a lensatic compass to complete the land navigation course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C, Oct. 17, 2019. Land navigat More
A recruit with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, poses for a photo during receiving week on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 23, 2019. The first week of recruit training is know More
A recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, runs with ammo cans to complete the maneuver under fire course during the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C More
Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, run the 880 meter sprint during the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 24, 2019. The CFT is a test of More
A recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, performs ammo can lifts during the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 24, 2019. The CFT is a test of More
Colin G. VanZalen, a recruit with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, poses for a photo during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 22, 2019. The Crucible is the fin More
Pfc. Maxwell Bartoe, honor graduate for Platoon 1096 Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, graduated boot camp Dec. 6, 2019. Bartoe is from Dawsonville, Ga. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Ra More
Pfc. Francis Perez, honor graduate for Platoon 1097 Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, graduated boot camp Dec. 6, 2019. Perez is from Norfolk, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl.Randall Whiteman
Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, go down the rappel tower at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 30, 2019. The rappel tower is a training event designed to instill c More
Recruit Shawn Dupont with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, aims at a target during grass week aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 23, 2020. Recruits will spend numerous hou More
Recruit Hunter Langlois with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, aims at a target during grass week aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 23, 2020. Recruits will spend numerous More
A recruit with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, looks through his Rifle Combat Optic during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 24, 2020. The Crucible is the final More
Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, navigate through an obstacle course during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 24, 2020. The Crucible is the final c More
A Recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, low crawls through the mud during the crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Feb. 20, 2020. The Crucible is the final culminating eve More
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, embrace their loved ones during Family Day at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 5, 2020. Family day is the first time the new Mari More
Pfc. Ricky James, honor graduate for Platoon 1017 Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, graduated boot camp March 6, 2020. James is from Goldsboro, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Fletcher)
A recruit with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, navigates an obstacle during the Confidence Course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Mar. 31, 2020. The Confidence Course is c More
Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, shoot their first course of fire aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 27, 2020. Recruits shoot at a variety of distances on s More
Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion complete obstacles during the company’s Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 21, 2020. The Crucible is a 54-hour culmin More
A recruit with Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, navigates an obstacle during the confidence course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 22, 2020. The Confidence Course is co More
Recruit Graym Brown with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, gets his hair cut aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 26, 2020. Male recruits will receive multiple haircuts thr More
Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute the four minute float during basic swim qualification aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Jan. 13, 2021. As a part of the t More
Recruits of Platoon 1020, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, scrub their bolts Jan. 20, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Properly maintained weapons ensure a higher degree of reliability in use. Charl More
U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, stand in formation at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., Feb. 12, 2016. The Marines stood in formation before t More
U.S. Marine Corps recruit Gregorio Mayo with Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, listens to instructions on how to properly wear a tie aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Die More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, listen to instruction aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., March 29, 2016. The recruits were More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Milton D. Zavala, left, a drill instructor with Instructional Training Company, Support Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, supervises a pugil stick fight aboard Marine Corps Recruit De More
U.S. Marines Corps drill instructors with Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, march with guidons at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., April 22, 2016. The drill inst More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, grab their woodland utilities uniform aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., May 17, 2016. The More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, place name tapes in the pockets of their utilities uniform aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Cali More
U.S. service members and civilians sit on bleachers prior to a graduation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., June 17, 2016. The graduation ceremony was held for the new Marines of Com More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jose A. Pinel, left, a senior drill instructor with Company D, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, inspects a recruit’s M16-A4 service rifle aboard Marine Cor More
A Recruit with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, uses a map and protractor while searching for location points during land navigation aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, sprint during a combat fitness test (CFT) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., Nov. 30, 2016. Th More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary O’Connor, left, and Staff Sgt. Micah S. Paguia, drill instructors with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, instruct a recruit at Marine Corps Rec More
U.S service members and civilians attend a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., June 8, 2017. The ceremony was held in honor of Lt. Col. Barron S. Taylor, who relinquished More
Colin G. VanZalen, a recruit with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,sights in during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 22, 2019. The Crucible is the final culmin More
A recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, engages in pugil sticks bouts at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., December 23, 2019. Pugil sticks help the recruits apply the fundame More
Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, perform curls with a log at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 7. If one recruit failed to put the amount of effort needed, the rest of the More
Cpl. Jason Kimball, armorer, Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion briefs the recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, during a rifle issue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San More
A recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, uses a lensatic compass before beginning the land navigation course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C, Oct. 17, 2019. Land naviga More
A drill instructor with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, motivates recruits performing the maneuver under fire course during the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Isla More
Pfc. Stephen Clulow III, honor graduate for Platoon 1098, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, graduated boot camp Dec. 6, 2019. Clulow is from Cochranton, Pa. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl More
Recruit Michael Clines with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, aims at a target during grass week aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 23, 2020. Recruits will spend numerous h More
Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in pugil sticks during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 24, 2020. The Crucible is the final culminati More
A recruit with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, navigates through an obstacle course during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 24, 2020. The Crucible is the final More
Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, carry an ammo can over an obstacle during the crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Feb. 20, 2020. The Crucible is the final culminat More
Pfc. Aidan Richardson, honor graduate for Platoon 1020 Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, graduated boot camp March 6, 2020. Richardson is from Mays Landing, N.J. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance More
Recruit Sammarcial Toy with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, looks through his Rifle Combat Optic while shooting his first course of fire aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Apr More
A recruit with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, navigates an obstacle during the confidence course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 22, 2020. The Confidence Course is More
Recruit Anthony Escalante with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, gets his hair cut aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 26, 2020. Male recruits will receive multiple haircu More
Recruits with November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, prepare to execute the four minute float during basic swim qualification aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Jan. 13, 2021. As a More
Recruits of Platoon 1020, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, clean their weapons Jan. 20, 2015, during weapon maintenance on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits spend countless hours maintaining their we More
A U.S. Marine with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, stands in formation at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., Feb. 12, 2016. The Marines stood in formation before More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, perform buddy rushes at the bayonet assault course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., Marc More
U.S. Marine Corps recruit Gregorio Mayo with Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, learns how to properly wear a tie aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., March 29 More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, run in formation at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., March 29, 2016. The recruits arrived at th More
A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, has a cover frame placed on his head aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., May 17, 2016. The More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Enrique Deanda, a senior drill instructor with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, supervises recruits aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Dieg More
U.S. Marines with Marine Band San Diego, Service Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, perform aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., June 17, 2016. Marine Band San Diego provided music dur More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jose A. Pinel, a senior drill instructor with Company D, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, demonstrates proper cleaning of a M16-A4 service rifle aboard Mar More
Recruit Cidney Kammerdiener with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, looks through a lensatic compass during land navigation aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 17, 2020. T More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Maurice E. Jeffries, left, senior drill instructor with Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, writes on a recruits score card at Marine Corps Recruit More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jevon D. McKinnon, left, a drill instructor with Instructional Training Company, Support Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, shouts commands to recruits during a Marine Corps Mart More
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William M. Jurney, right, commanding general of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego and the Western Recruiting Region, poses for a photo with Lt. Col. Barron S. Taylor, cent More
Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, patrol through the woods during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 22, 2019. The Crucible is the final culminatin More
A recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, holds onto his mouth guard before pugil sticks at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., December 23, 2019. Pugil sticks help the recruits More
A recruit with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, shoots his first course of fire on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 27, 2019. Recruits shoot at a variety of distances on severa More
Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, perform log drills at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 7. Each exercise helped recruits develop cardiovascular endurance and prepare for More