Recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, float during swim qualification June 21, 2018, on Parris Island, S.C. Swim qualification, one of seven graduation requirements, also includes swimming 25 meters, leaping from a 10-foot tower and treading water for four minutes.
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Papa Company, 4th Battalion, and recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, descend from the rappel tower at Marine Corps Depot Parris Island, S.C. June 19, 2018 The rappel tower offers rappelling and fast roping, which simulates descending from tall buildings or out of aircrafts in order to help the recruits gain confidence in themselves and their equipment. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Cpl. Jordan Canney and Lance Cpl. Aglahe Garcia/Released)
Pfc. Opha May, Platoon 4044, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, made her debut Nov. 17, 2017, during her graduation where she officially assumed her duties as Recruit Depot Parris Island’s new mascot.
Cpl. Miles Hogan, a musician with the Parris Island Marine Band, Headquarters and Service Battalion, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during a ceremony at Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 24, 2017.
