U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Sylvester, a Senior Drill Instructor with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, speaks to his new platoon during pick up day on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 15, 2025. During pick up recruits will meet the drill instructors responsible for their training for the next 13 weeks. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Custer)
Cadets from The Citadel, a public senior military college in Charleston, S.C., participate in a leadership training exercise on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 9, 2025. Cadets took part in a number of events designed to build discipline, teamwork, and leadership, including pugil stick sparring, the Confidence Course, the Leadership Reaction Course, and the rappel tower. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
