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MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - The men of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, will walk across the parade deck as Marines today. They possess something now that they may not have had before - leadership. Every Marine is a leader, and a newly graduated Marine is no different.
The small-unit leadership training recruits receive during their time at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is put to the test when recruits participate in the Leadership Reaction Course during the 54-hour ordeal known as the Crucible.
The LRC is a series of 12 physically and mentally challenging obstacles that required the recruits of Fox Co. to work in small teams. All the obstacles were different and involved moving supplies, such as empty fuel barrels, ammunition cans or recruits from one point to another.
“Throughout (recruit training) the guides and squad leaders take on most of the leadership responsibilities,” said Cpl. Josh Watts, a Crucible instructor. “But the LRC gives every recruit a chance to lead.
“Drill instructors will usually pick out a recruit who hasn’t had many opportunities to lead throughout boot camp and let them take charge and develop as a leader,” Watts added.
The events of the LRC put recruits’ leadership to the test, especially because of their limited sleep and food as well as their physical and mental fatigue.
“It has definitely been tough and challenging so far,” said Rct. Ryan Drivanos, Platoon 2042, Fox Company. “But no matter how hard it gets I’m excited to be here, because soon I’ll be one of the few and the proud.”
The LRC did more than just hone the recruits leadership abilities. It also tested the recruits’ teamwork and required them to come together as one cohesive unit, much as they would in a combat situation.
“All of these events are only accomplishable if we work together as a team,” Drivanos said.
The LRC provided just 12 of the many obstacles remaining in the recruits’ paths before becoming Marines. Take them marching across the Peatross Parade Deck as evidence that they completed the Crucible successfully. All the hardships they faced and the work they put in during their time at Parris Island made them come out the other side as something much more than just better leaders, it made them United States Marines.
| Date Taken: | 06.03.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 06.03.2011 14:50 |
| Story ID: | 71545 |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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