U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brandon M. Findlay,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brandon M. Findlay, a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor school squad instructor, right, and Irish Defence Forces Sgt. Philip Cole, observe U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor school class 1-17 conduct a combat fitness test on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on Nov. 9, 2016. Philip attended the class to gain a better understanding of how the U.S. Marine Corps conducts values based training for recruits, officers, and drill instructors in order to improve how the Irish Defence Forces conduct recruit training and to further strengthen relations between the two Nation’s militaries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colby Cooper/Released)