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Kilo Company EGA Ceremony
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island
March 22, 2025 | 1:10
Kilo Company EGA Ceremony
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island
March 22, 2025 | 1:10
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Kilo Company EGA Ceremony
New Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, are presented their Eagle, Globe and Anchor on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 22, 2025. The Eagle, Globe and Anchor ceremony is the final event of the Crucible and represents the transformation from recruit to Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy Morales)
March 22, 2025
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U.S. Navy Sailors IDIV Mass Casualty Exercise
U.S. Navy corpsmen in the Indoctrination Division Course (IDIV) participate in a mass casualty training event on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 25, 2025. The mass casualty training event tested corpsman new to the island on procedures for treating numerous casualties.
March 25, 2026
2:16
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Drill Instructor Creed
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matthew H. Whitaker, a drill instructor with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, recites the Drill Instructor creed on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 24, 2026. The drill instructor creed was first introduced on Aug. 31, 1956, it is a commitment guiding drill instructors as they shape recruits into Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy Morales)
March 24, 2026
1:10
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Kilo Company Table One
Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, conduct Table One qualification on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 25, 2026. During qualification, recruits are tested on their knowledge of the fundamentals of marksmanship. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy Morales)
March 24, 2026
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Lima Company Close Order Drill
U.S. Marine Corps recruits and drill instructors with Platoon 3038, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice close order drill on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 17, 2026. Historically, COD was a system of controlling and managing large numbers of troops on the battlefield, but it is still practiced by the Marine Corps as a way of instilling discipline, attention to detail, instant obedience to orders, and confidence with weapon handling. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
March 17, 2026
2:27
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Lima Company Incentive Training
U.S. Marine Corps recruits and drill instructors with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, receive incentive training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 17, 2026. During recruit training, incentive training is administered as a way of addressing deficiencies in a recruit’s performance. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
March 17, 2026
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Lima Company Recruits PT
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, exercise on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 16, 2026. Through regular physical training, recruits obtain the basic level of fitness required of U.S. Marine Corps recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
March 16, 2026
2:04
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Lima Company Firewatch
U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors with Platoon 3038, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, instruct their recruits through firewatch procedures on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 14, 2026. While the platoon is sleeping, the four recruits on firewatch, who rotate every hour, are responsible for helping maintain the safety and accountability of the platoon. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
March 14, 2026
4:08
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Lima Company Pickup Day
U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors with Platoon 3038, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, officially take charge of their new recruits on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 14, 2026. Pickup Day, also known as Black Friday, is when recruits first meet the drill instructors who will lead and be with them for the duration of recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
March 14, 2026
4:54
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Lima Company Initial Strength Test
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, complete their Initial Strength Test on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 14, 2026. The IST, which consists of pull ups, a plank, and a 1.5-mile run, is conducted early in recruit training to ensure each recruit is fit enough to make it through training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
March 14, 2026
1:41
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Fittest Instructor Assessment 2026
U.S. Marines from across Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island participate in the Fittest Instructor Assessment on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 11, 2026. The assessment is conducted to determine which Marine will represent Parris Island and compete at the fittest instructor competition in Quantico, April 20-28, 2026.
March 13, 2026
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Charlie Company MCMAP (SOCIAL MEDIA REEL)
Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, conduct body sparing and pugil stick bouts as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 12, 2026. MCMAP trains recruits in self-defense through body sparring and pugil sticks, fostering a warrior ethos and esprit de corps, honoring the Corps' legacy of excellence, readiness, and commitment to defending the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy Morales)
March 12, 2026
0:38
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Lima Company Receiving
U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors welcome new recruits to recruit training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 10, 2026. All enlisted Marine Corps recruits begin their journeys with 13 weeks of recruit training on either MCRD Parris Island or MCRD San Diego. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
March 10, 2026
1:17
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Why We Join
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, explain why they decided to join the Marine Corps on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 5, 2026. Recruits, who must refer to themselves in third person until they become Marines, undergo thirteen weeks of training at Parris Island where they learn a variety of knowledge and skills, including marksmanship, martial arts, land navigation, combat casualty care, and Marine Corps customs and courtesies. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson) The video contains music from a public domain asset from Pixabay: The Beginning of the Story by amarantamusic
March 5, 2026
3:15
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India Company recruits explain why they joined
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, talk about where they’re from and why they joined the Marine Corps on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 5, 2026. Marine Corps recruits join the Marines for a variety of reasons, but are united in their goal of earning the title. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
March 5, 2026
26:12
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