U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jason Saxon, a platform instructor with Weapons and Field Training Battalion teaches recruits with November Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion basic land navigation skills on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 8, 2025. Land navigation is part of Basic Warrior Training and is designed to teach recruits how to use a lensatic compass and topographic map. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell)
U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct Water Survival training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sep. 2, 2025. After a period of coaching, recruits must demonstrate their proficiency in the water in order to progress to the next part of recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Katrina Wallace)
