Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 26, 2025. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event that tests all the knowledge and skills the recruits have gained throughout the recruit training cycle. (U.S. Marine Corps Illustration by Lance Cpl. Katrina Wallace)
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, take on the Confidence Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 5, 2025. The Confidence Course is a military obstacle course designed to build teamwork, physical fitness, and courage. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kenneth Johnson)