Faces in the Ranks: Pvt. Hailey Paisker

Photo By Cpl. Vivien Alstad | Pvt. Hailey Paisker, with Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, climbs to the top of a rope during a field meet celebrating the 32nd anniversary of 4th Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 4, 2018. The field meet consists of the various physical fitness standards female Marines have had to pass throughout the 100 years females have been allowed to enlist into the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vivien Alstad/Released)  

PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

11.04.2018

Story by Cpl. Vivien Alstad 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

We caught up with Pvt. Hailey Paisker last week during 4th Recruit Training Battalion’s Field Meet. Paisker, who had finished the 54-hour Crucible event the day prior, ran through the obstacle course and then executed 15 cadence pull-ups. Paisker spoke about her motivations during the field meet and her thoughts on the new physical fitness standards coming in January that require female Marines to execute 11 pull-ups to achieve a maximum score.

I was just thinking that I needed to beat everyone else. There’s a lot of motivation out here. When I joined the Marine Corps, I was already prepared for the standards. I came in already doing 15 pull ups. I love the new standards because they really make you push yourself and prove that the women are just as good as the males.

Pvt. Hailey Paiskers
November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion
Age 18
Hometown: Chicago IL,

• Date Taken: 11.04.2018
• Date Posted: 11.07.2018 12:12
• Story ID: 299107
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US