Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice close order drill on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Jan. 13, 2026. Recruits learn close order drill as a means of instilling discipline, teamwork, spatial awareness and as a base to execute combat formations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Garza, a drill instructor with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, prepares for the day during his morning routine on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 18, 2025. Drill instructors begin their mornings before recruits wake up to review training schedules, prepare uniforms and ensure everything is ready for another day of recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy Morales and Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
