Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the land navigation course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C, Oct. 17, 2019. Land navigation is part of Basic Warrior Training and is designed to teach recruits how to use a compass and map for navigation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane Manson)
Gunnery Sgt. Justin Cate, drill instructor with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, talks about the hardships of drill instructor duty and how his family helps him overcome them. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal)
“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.”
Staff Sgt. Nataly Osborne is a drill instructor with 4th Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. She went through drill instructor school twice, after the first time presented a unique obstacle.
