Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Chief Drill instructor Staff Sgt. Geomary Diaznegron prepares to address the Marines about an event during the Field Meet on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., Jan 18, 2020. The Field Meet is consisted of various competitive events with integration and constructed to build team work, motivation, and esprit de corps for the new Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Hageali)
Cpl. Samuel E. Amaro Pérez, a Marine Musician, with Headquarters and Service Battalion, speaks about his passion for music and how the Marine Corps helped guide his career on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 16, 2020.
(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal)
Cpl Samuel E. Amaro Pérez, un músico Marine, con batallón de sede y servicios, habla sobre su pasión para la música and como el Marine Corps le ayudo guiar su carrera en depósito de reclutas de Marine Corps en Parris Island, carolina de sur, enero 16, 2020.
(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal)
Two members of the Royal Jordanian Marine Battalion visited Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Dec. 13, 2019 to learn about the U.S. Marine Corps makes Marines and drill instructors.
Pfc. Paul Hasenfus was six days into recruit training when his life changed forever: his mother Patricia had passed away. Hasenfus returned home to face her death and had to decide if he was going to return to Parris Island to achieve his dream of becoming a Marine. Hasenfus is from Plymouth, Massachusetts.
This week we caught up with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and asked recruits for their impressions of the first week of boot camp.
Receiving week is a crucial part of Marine Corps recruit training. During receiving week recruits are stripped of their individuality and thrust into a new way of life.
“During the crucible, I always had a picture of my great-grandfather holding the flags him and the soldiers in his unit signed during World War II” Tristan Altenbach said, “It was my main motivation to make it through training.”
