U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Solorzano, a senior drill instructor with Support Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot Parris Island, poses with his family after obtaining the best score in the Fittest Instructor Assessment on Parris Island, SC, March 11, 2026. The Fittest Instructor Assessment is a series of four physically challenging events in which Marines compete to obtain the best scores. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas White)
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, explain why they decided to join the Marine Corps on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 5, 2026. Recruits, who must refer to themselves in third person until they become Marines, undergo thirteen weeks of training at Parris Island where they learn a variety of knowledge and skills, including marksmanship, martial arts, land navigation, combat casualty care, and Marine Corps customs and courtesies. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
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