U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct close-order drill on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 17, 2026. Recruits learn close-order drill as a means of instilling discipline, teamwork, and spatial awareness, and as a basis for executing combat formations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Avery Romero)
Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, complete obstacles in the Confidence Course and execute Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) techniques on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 14, 2026. After demonstrations, recruits complete various physically and mentally challenging obstacles, as well as MCMAP techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dylan Smith)
