Videos

Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Land Navigation Course during Basic Warrior Training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April, 9, 2025. Land Navigation tests recruits on their knowledge and ability to use a compass and topographical map. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Jaden Beardsley)

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Land Navigation Course during Basic Warrior Training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Mar. 14, 2024. Land Navigation tests recruits on their knowledge and ability to use a compass and topological map. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Johnson)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Esmeralda Tumashev, a Senior Drill Instructor with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, talks about Basic Warrior Training (BWT) and the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. June 20, 2023. The purpose of BWT is to instruct the recruits on basic field skills, while the Crucible is the culminating event of all the skills the recruits have learned throughout recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Zachary Foshee)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct The Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 23, 2023. The crucible is a 54 hour training event that tests the recruits mental and physical toughness as well as team working ability. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Vincent Needham)

Current and anticipated threats to national security have influenced the future of warfighting for the Marine Corps. The Marines at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island work countless hours to ensure recruits receive the best training possible to prepare them for the challenges they will face on the modern battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher and Lance Cpl. Colin Harper)

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, fire their rifles on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Feb. 11, 2020. Table Two teaches recruits how to properly manipulate their weapons in a combat scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Godfrey Ampong)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Papa Company and Fox Company, Recruit Training Regiment, undergo Basic Warrior Training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 22, 2016. Basic Warrior Training is a 48 hour training evolution that covers skills such as fire and movement as well as land navigation. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Lance Cpl. Devon A. Burton/Released)