U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Peng Thang, a student with the Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival course class 4-26 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., runs on the beach during a beach training day on Hunting Island State Park, S.C., Aug. 27, 2026. The course is designed to train Marines in water survival through intense aquatic training events such as victim rescues, distance swims, and underwater endurance exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mykael Carson, a senior drill instructor with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, delivers the SDI Speech during Pickup Day on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 22, 2026. Pickup Day is when new recruits meet the drill instructors who will train them during their 13 weeks of recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jacob Richardson)
