Summerville, S.C., native training at Parris Island to become U.S. Marine

Photo By Sgt. Joseph Jacob | U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Douglas Wright, an 18-year-old native of Summerville, S.C., poses for a picture during Basic Warrior Training July 6, 2018 on Parris Island, S.C. Wright is with Platoon 2057, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and is scheduled to graduate Aug. 14, 2018. “I joined the Marines to be the best, I wanted to make a difference in my life and saw how the Marines carry themselves and hold themselves to a higher standard, and I wanted that,” said Wright. “One thing that has stood out to me about the training is the brotherhood of this platoon, we have gotten really tight over the past couple months, and every recruit here feels like a brother to me.” Approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps.  

UNITED STATES

07.06.2018

Story by Cpl. Joseph Jacob 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – We ask recruits currently in training why they decided to endure 13 weeks of boot camp to earn the title United States Marine. Here’s what one said:

“I joined the Marines to be the best, I wanted to make a difference in my life and saw how the Marines carry themselves and hold themselves to a higher standard, and I wanted that. One thing that has stood out to me about the training is the brotherhood of this platoon, we have gotten really tight over the past couple months, and every recruit here feels like a brother to me.”

Rct. Douglas Wright
Platoon 2057, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion
Age: 18
Hometown: Summerville, S.C.

• Date Taken: 07.06.2018
• Date Posted: 07.09.2018 14:55
• Story ID: 283608
• Location: US
• Hometown: SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, US