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November Company Bayonet Assault Course
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island
April 1, 2025 | 0:36
November Company Bayonet Assault Course
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island
April 1, 2025 | 0:36
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November Company Bayonet Assault Course
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with November Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice bayonet techniques from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 1, 2025. MCMAP is important in teaching recruits basic hand-to-hand fighting as well as rifle techniques that are necessary in a real-world combat scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy Morales and Pfc. Jaden Beardsley)
April 1, 2025
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Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course
U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 21, 2024. MAI courses are designed to hone combative techniques while enduring mental and physical challenges, preparing MAIs to effectively lead Marines through the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ava Alegria)
Nov. 21, 2024
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Delta Company Body Sparring
Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct body sparring during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 15, 2024. Recruits perform body sparring during the Crucible to apply the fundamentals of Marine Corps Martial Arts taught throughout recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jordy Morales)
Aug. 15, 2024
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Delta Company Confidence Course
Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the confidence course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 18, 2024. The purpose of the confidence course is to build the recruits trust and confidence in their physical abilities and their capability to complete difficult obstacles. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. William Horsley)
June 18, 2024
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Harrell's Devil Dog Dome
Recruits engage in Harrell’s Devil Dog Dome which is objective 5 in the crucible using their Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Skills through Body Sparring and Pugil Stick Bouts. Recruits engage in intense body sparring and pugil stick bouts, as they showcase their close combat techniques that they learned throughout recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Jordy Morales)
June 6, 2024
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Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Marcel K. Gorka, a Martial Arts Instructor, Headquarters and Service Battalion, talks about Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. Mar 7, 2024. The purpose of MCMAP is to contribute to the mental, moral, and physical development of the recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Zachary Foshee)
March 7, 2024
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MCRD Parris Island Martial Arts Program
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Shamair Hamilton speaks about the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 1, 2024. The purpose of MCMAP is to contribute to the mental, moral, and physical development of the recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jordy Morales)
Jan. 30, 2024
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Marine Corps Martial Arts Programs
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Esmeralda Tumashev, a Senior Drill Instructor with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, talks about the Octagon on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. June 20, 2023. The Octagon is a Marine Corps Martial Arts Programs (MCMAP) event that takes place during the Crucible where recruits demonstrate the MCMAP skills they have learned throughout recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Zachary Foshee)
June 20, 2023
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Crucible Body Sparring
Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct body sparring at The Crucible, aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., Feb, 23, 2023. Recruits body spar to practice the Marine Corps Martial Arts they learned throughout recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Mary Jenni)
Feb. 23, 2023
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Lima Company Pugil Sticks
Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, train with pugil sticks aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 19, 2023. Pugil sticks are used as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program to teach bayonet techniques, allowing recruits to experience and train in simulated close-quarters combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Sabrowski, Lance Cpl. Vincent Needham, Lance Cpl. Samuel Qin)
Jan. 19, 2023
1:16
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Making Modern Marines
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)
Dec. 16, 2022
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Papa Company Confidence Course B-roll Package
U.S. Marine Recruits with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Confidence Course Dec 13, 2022, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help recruits build confidence by overcoming physical and mental challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Juan K Maldonado)
Dec. 13, 2022
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Charlie Company Body Sparring
Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct body sparring during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 28, 2022. Recruits perform body sparring during the Crucible to apply the fundamentals of Marine Corps Martial Arts taught throughout recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Blake Gonter, Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher, Lance Cpl. Trent Henry, Lance Cpl. Keegan Jones, Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty and Lance Cpl. Juan Maldonando)
Oct. 28, 2022
1:16
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Hotel Company MCMAP
Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, learn Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) tan belt techniques on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 4, 2022. The recruits must learn and properly demonstrate the techniques they were taught during MCMAP in order to earn their tan belt, which is a recruit training graduation requirement.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Bradley Wiliiams)
Oct. 4, 2022
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Golf Company MCMAP
Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, learn Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) tan belt techniques on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 7, 2022. The recruits must learn and properly demonstrate the techniques they were taught during MCMAP in order to earn their tan belt, which is a recruit training graduation requirement. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Luis Arturo Ponce Alavez Jr.)
June 7, 2022
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