Rct. Isaac Cabral, a recruit with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, puts the bolt carrier into his M16-A4 service rifle during Grass Week on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 9, 2026. During Grass Week, recruits learn and test on rifle operation and usage in preparation for Table One Qualification the following week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell)
U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen stationed on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island recite the Corpsman Pledge on MCRD PI, S.C., June 4, 2026. Established on June 17, 1898, the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps is made up of corpsmen, known as "docs" to Marines, who are responsible for providing medical support to the Navy and Marine Corps team. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jacob Richardson)
