Recruits with November Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, receive their Eagle, Globe and Anchor during a new EGA ceremony pilot on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan 17, 2026. Following a culminating 6.8k hike to the Battle of Fallujah objective for the Crucible, recruits are given their EGA and officially become United States Marines. After recieving their EGA, recruits complete a 9k hike to the Warriors Breakfast. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Natalie Torres, Supply Specialist, Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, answers questions during an interview on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 15, 2026. Torres is one of the many Marines stationed on MCRD PI supporting the depot's mission of making Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
