Rct. Ausin Breindal with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, responds to Sgt. Saraysopho Thach, a drill instructor during with 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, over knowledge at the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April. 30, 2026. The Crucible is the final culminating event recruits must complete before the receiving the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor and earn the title Marine.
Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the gas chamber during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 24, 2026. Recruits are exposed to CS gas to become familiarized with chemical defense equipment and protocols. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ana Kalajzic and Lance Cpl. Erica Arias)
