A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, conducts an Incentive Training (IT) session on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 15, 2026. IT is used to correct infractions, and to improve recruit performance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Bos)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ulester N. Graham, a Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, graduates from recruit training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 10, 2026. Graduation day comes after 13 weeks of training, where civilians transform into recruits and then Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy Morales