U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Carlton Alexander, a senior drill instructor with November Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, recites the drill instructor creed in front of his new recruits on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 25, 2026. These drill instructors will be responsible for training and mentoring their recruits during the 13-week recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Arias)
Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the gas chamber during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 24, 2026. Recruits are exposed to CS gas to become familiarized with chemical defense equipment and protocols. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ana Kalajzic and Lance Cpl. Erica Arias)
