Video by Lance Cpl. Jaden Beardsley | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 11.21.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christian Wright, a drill instructor with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, recites the senior drill instructor speech during pick up on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Nov. 21, 2025. On pick up day new recruits meet the drill instructors who will train them throughout their 13 weeks of recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Jaden......
Video by Cpl. Sarah Grawcock | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego | 07.23.2025
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion conduct incentive training after receiving haircuts at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2025. Drill Instructors administer incentive training to recruits in order to correct deficiencies and increase discipline. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock)...
Video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 07.18.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jensen Runion, a senior drill instructor with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, delivers his platoon's SDI speech on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 18, 2025. The SDI speech is delivered by all senior drill instructors at the start of their platoon's recruit training cycle and lays out what the recruits can expect from their drill......
Video by Cpl. Jordy Morales | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 06.17.2025
New Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in the motivational run on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 17, 2025. The motivational run takes place on Family Day, the day before graduation, and serves as a first time for visiting families to see their new Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Video Cpl. Jordy Morales)...
Video by Lance Cpl. Eric Valerio | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego | 03.06.2025
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in a confidence course training event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, March 6, 2025. The confidence course challenges recruits physically and mentally through obstacles that require confidence in their strength, balance, and determination. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Eric......
Video by Lance Cpl. Vivian Martinez Reyes | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 11.18.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, receive chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Nov. 18, 2024. Training for CBRN defense is an event in which recruits experience the exposure of gases and learn how to properly use a gas mask. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl.......
Video by Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 07.27.2024
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a combat rubber raiding crafts launch and recovery exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, July 27, 2024. BLT 1/4 conducted the exercise to refine their abilities in launching and recovering CRRCs when transiting between ship to shore. The......
Courtesy Video | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego | 04.19.2024
The new Marines of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 19, 2024. Graduation took place at the completion of the 13-week transformation which included training for drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marines Corps customs and traditions. Following graduation, the Marines were given 10 days of leave before taking the......
