Marine Corps Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receive the command to fall out after their initial drill evaluation aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, July 13, 2026. Initial Drill is the first marker of the recruits' discipline and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas White)
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)
