Video by Cpl. Cody Woods | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego | 12.21.2017
The Marine Corps has reorganized a portion of the current 13-week recruit training to afford drill instructors additional time to mentor and lead new Marines. Among the slight modifications, recruits will tackle the Crucible, the demanding 54-hour challenge, a week earlier and then spend the final two weeks of training as 'Marines'. The Crucible remains the culminating events for recruits as......