Video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 07.26.2017
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Quaylain D. Brown currently serves as a drill instructor with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. On July 26, 2017, Brown received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his part in the saving the life of a recruit. While consuming food on July 24, 2017, a recruit began choking on his food, Brown saw......
Video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 06.24.2017
Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, visited the Parris Island Museum to learn about the history of the Marine Corps and the recruit training depot June 24, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The recruits learned about various wars, conflicts and missions that Marines have been involved in as well as Parris Island’s long and......
Video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 06.17.2017
Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, tested their agility during a combat fitness test June 17, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The CFT is one of two fitness tests recruits must pass during their transformation into United States Marines. The three-part assessment gauges the recruits’ strength, stamina, agility and......
Video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 06.06.2017
Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, made their way to the top of a 47-foot tower for rappel training June 6, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The training mimics descending from a helicopter skid or a building using a rope and harness. Both companies are scheduled to graduate July 28, 2017. (Video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob)...
