Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct body sparring during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S. C., May 7, 2026. The Crucible is the final culminating event recruits must complete before earning their Eagle, Globe, and Anchor and the title, U.S. Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Arias)
U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct a basic warfighting technique course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., May 7, 2026. The event consisted of the bayonet assault course, body sparring, and pugil stick fighting, to simulate combat obstacles. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Emily Bos)
