Video by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Johnson | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 08.10.2024
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2ndRecruit Training Battalion, conduct Final Drill on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 10, 2024. During Final Drill, the platoons are scored based on their uniform, bearing, and movements, as well as their senior drill instructor's cadence, sword manual, and movement commands. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Johnson)...
Video by Cpl. Zachary Foshee | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 06.20.2023
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Esmeralda Tumashev, a Senior Drill Instructor with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, talks about the Gas Chamber on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. June 20, 2023. The purpose of the Gas Chamber is to instruct the recruits on proper application of a gas mask, when and how to instruct others on the timing to place a gas mask on and to......
Video by Cpl. Zachary Foshee | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 06.20.2023
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Esmeralda Tumashev, a Senior Drill Instructor with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, talks about Basic Warrior Training (BWT) and the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. June 20, 2023. The purpose of BWT is to instruct the recruits on basic field skills, while the Crucible is the culminating event of all the skills the recruits......
Video by Cpl. Cody Woods | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego | 04.05.2018
The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event recruits must go through to earn the title of United States Marine while training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. This event consists of several team-building activities and allows recruits to take on leadership roles by being the squad leaders of the challenge...
