U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Kyle Macdonald, the Company First Sergeant with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, delivers a speech to the new Marines during the Eagle, Globe and Anchor (EGA) ceremony on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 11, 2026. Following a culminating 15k hike to the parade deck, recruits are given their EGA and officially become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Smith)
Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, execute tan belt techniques as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 7, 2026. During recruit training, recruits are taught and must master basic assault and defense techniques to earn their tan belt through MCMAP. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dylan Smith)
