A U.S. Marine Corps Marksmanship Coach with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, gives instructions to recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, on MCRD PI, S.C., Sept. 17, 2026. Recruits are brought to range to learn how to accurately fire the M16A4 Service Riffle at targets of various distances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Valentina Morales)
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)