Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, compete in body sparring on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 13, 2024. Body sparring utilizes techniques learned from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
Recruits with November Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, receive their Eagle, Globe, and Anchor on Marine Corps Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 8, 2024. Following a culminating 15k hike to the parade deck, recruits are given their EGA and officially become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jordy Morales)