Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, practice close order drill on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 25, 2026. Recruits learn close-order drill as a means of instilling discipline, teamwork, spatial awareness, and as a foundation for executing combat formations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jordy Morales)
U.S. Marines with Weapons and Field Training Battalion participate in the Static Rope Suspension Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 24, 2026. The SRST Course educates Marines in the proper procedures for rigging harnesses and managing recruit descents on the tower. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noelia Vazquez)
