Recruits with November Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, complete an obstacle during the Crucible, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 19, 2025. The Crucible is the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training, putting recruits' physical and mental resilience to the ultimate test, before earning the title, United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell)
U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct Water Survival training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sep. 2, 2025. After a period of coaching, recruits must demonstrate their proficiency in the water in order to progress to the next part of recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Katrina Wallace)
