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Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, conducted a 12 kilometer hike March 31, 2018, on Parris Island, S.C. This is one of seven hikes, ranging from three to more than nine miles, that recruits complete during the training cycle. The hikes progressively build in distance, conditioning recruits to take on the rigorous demands of hiking with gear; culminating with a final hike back from the Crucible where they earn the title Marines. Both companies are scheduled to graduate May 4, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren)

Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, arrived on Parris Island for Marine Corps recruit training Jan. 29, 2018. Recruits spend 13 weeks dedicating themselves to embracing the Corps’ core values of honor, courage and commitment on the way to earning the title Marine. Both companies are scheduled to graduate May 4, 2018. (Video by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren and Lance Cpl. Debra Sainer)

U.S. Marine Corps Field Training Instructors, with Weapons and Field Training Battalion teach recruits with, Oscar Company, 4th battalion, and Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, the fundamentals of rappelling and fast roping at Holberton Tower, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 2, 2017. Recruits were taught how to conduct these techniques with proper gear and safety precautions. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Lance Cpl. Jordan P. Canney/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Quaylain D. Brown currently serves as a drill instructor with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. On July 26, 2017, Brown received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his part in the saving the life of a recruit. While consuming food on July 24, 2017, a recruit began choking on his food, Brown saw the recruit struggling to breath and performed the Heimlich Maneuver to clear the blockage in his throat, allowing the recruit to recover. Brown joined the Marine Corps in 2011. “I wanted to become a drill instructor because I always wanted to be involved directly and influence the future of the Marines Corps,” said Brown, a 29-year-old native of Abbeville, La. “What better way to do that than to become a drill instructor.” About 600 Marine Corps drill instructors shape the approximately 19,000 recruits who come to Parris Island annually into basic United States Marines. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob)

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – Recruit Depot Parris Island opens its gates to the public during a 4th of July celebration. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob)

Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, visited the Parris Island Museum to learn about the history of the Marine Corps and the recruit training depot June 24, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The recruits learned about various wars, conflicts and missions that Marines have been involved in as well as Parris Island’s long and colorful history. Both companies are scheduled to graduate July 28, 2017. (Video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob)

Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, tested their agility during a combat fitness test June 17, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The CFT is one of two fitness tests recruits must pass during their transformation into United States Marines. The three-part assessment gauges the recruits’ strength, stamina, agility and coordination. Both companies are scheduled to graduate July 14, 2017. (Video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob)

Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, made their way to the top of a 47-foot tower for rappel training June 6, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The training mimics descending from a helicopter skid or a building using a rope and harness. Both companies are scheduled to graduate July 28, 2017. (Video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob)

Watch Rct. Samantha R. Grimes, Platoon 4012, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, as she works her way through a combat training course during the Crucible April 7, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The Crucible is recruit training’s 54-hour culminating event where recruits are assessed on their perseverance and teamwork. Grimes, 18, from Lyndonville, Vt., is scheduled to graduate April 14, 2017. (Video by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren)

Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, pushed through a circuit course designed to improve their endurance and hone their martial arts skills July 24, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which combines hand-to-hand combat skills with mental discipline and character development to help transform recruits into physically and morally sound warriors. Hotel Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 5, 2014. Also available in high definition.

After tying rope harnesses around their waists and legs, the recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, made their way to the top of a 47-foot tower for rappel training July 15, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The harness is all but comfortable, but each recruit’s safety depends on its tightness and the drill instructor who waits at the bottom of the tower to belay each recruit. Rappel training mimics descending from a helicopter skid or the side of a building using a rope and harness. These are skills the recruits may need if they become Marines. Both companies are scheduled to graduate Sept. 5, 2014.