Story by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie | Marine Corps Recruiting Command | 04.12.2025
Recruiting Station Richmond hosts an annual state-wide pool function, providing the Recruiting Sub-Stations an opportunity for poolees in the Delayed Entry Program to train together and compete against each other before shipping out to recruit training with one goal: winning the trophy. This year, the event was on Saturday, April 12th at Butler Stadium on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia....
Story by Capt. Austin Gallegos | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego | 10.24.2024
On a sunny October afternoon, Dustin and Terry Bringham watched in quiet reflection as Marines of India Company marched across the parade deck, preparing for their upcoming graduation. For the first time, they were walking the same ground where their grandfather and father, Capt. Gary L. Bringham, had once trained recruits nearly 70 years ago as a Drill Instructor. This visit held special......
Story by Lance Cpl. William Horsley | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 09.06.2024
With one year left in her enlistment contract in the U.S. Army, Sgt. Alexis Banks had to decide what to do with the rest of her career. She could change jobs or move to a new duty station. But in the back of her mind was a third option— joining the U.S. Marine Corps....
Story by Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Yarbrough | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.15.2024
NASCAR driver Christopher Buescher, FOX NASCAR reporter Josh Sims, and Charlotte Motor Speedway general manager Greg Walter visited Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island May 14 in preparation for the Coca Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway held during Memorial Day weekend. Their visit to the depot was part of Mission 600, a series of interactive educational visits for some of......
Story by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 08.18.2022
“When I walked down the streets, the buildings were destroyed and trash was all over the place,” said a young Sam Plaskon. “But here, [United States] here you could tell it was a better place.”...
Story by Lance Cpl. Christopher McMurry | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 10.26.2021
Thomas E. Tuggle II was born and raised in Hernando, Mississippi, a small town just south of Memphis. He grew up in a single parent home raised by his mother who “was a disciplinarian who didn’t spare the rod.” Tuggle credits his mother for laying the foundation for his success that he would later build upon throughout his time in the Marine Corps....
Story by Sgt. Tessa Watts | 12th Marine Corps District | 08.11.2021
Marines are known as the Few and the Proud for good reason. The Marine Corps isn’t an easy organization to get into. It requires grit, integrity, courage, and more to earn the title of United States Marine....
Story by Sgt. Dana Beesley | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 07.30.2021
From standing on the yellow footprints at Parris Island to now commanding over every recruit who does, Col. Bradley Ward reflects on his journey from an enlisted Marines to officer, and how it prepared him for his current role....
