Rct. Stephen Thrash a recruit with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, receives swim coaching during swim week on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 8, 2025. Following coaching, recruits must demonstrate their proficiency in the water in order to progress to the next phase of recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, July 2, 2025. The recruits must learn and properly demonstrate the techniques they were taught during MCMAP in order to earn their tan belt, which is a recruit training graduation requirement. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Emma Powell)
