Videos

Recruit Cristhian Varas, a recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, speaks about how it is to be away from his son for the first time due to attending recruit training on Marine Corps Recruit Deport Parris Island, S.C., June 17, 2020.

Pfc. Chandler Rivera, a Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, speaks about how his dad, retired Gunnery Sergeant Edward Rivera, was a influence in his life to join the Marine Corps and continue the family legacy on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 3, 2020. Pfc. Chandler Rivera, un Marine con compañía fox, segundo battalon de entrenamiento de recluta, habla sobre como su papa, Edward Rivera, un marine jubilado, era una influencia en su vida para entrar el Marine Corps y continuar la legacia de famila en Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, carolina de sur, Mayo 3, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal)

Sgt. Jeffrey W. Gutierrez, a drill instructor with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, speaks about the importance of family and gives advice to parents and people interested in the Marine Corps on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 14, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal)

Cpl. Samuel E. Amaro Pérez, a Marine Musician, with Headquarters and Service Battalion, speaks about his passion for music and how the Marine Corps helped guide his career on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 16, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal) Cpl Samuel E. Amaro Pérez, un músico Marine, con batallón de sede y servicios, habla sobre su pasión para la música and como el Marine Corps le ayudo guiar su carrera en depósito de reclutas de Marine Corps en Parris Island, carolina de sur, enero 16, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal)

Cpl. Samuel E. Amaro Pérez, a Marine Musician, with Headquarters and Service Battalion, speaks about his passion for music and how the Marine Corps helped guide his career on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 16, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal) Cpl Samuel E. Amaro Pérez, un músico Marine, con batallón de sede y servicios, habla sobre su pasión para la música and como el Marine Corps le ayudo guiar su carrera en depósito de reclutas de Marine Corps en Parris Island, carolina de sur, enero 16, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal)

Pfc. Yanielis Paganmartinez, a Marine with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, talks about her experiences in Recruit Training and how she help made her family understand why she wanted to join the Marine Corps on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 14, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal and Lance Cpl. Randall Whiteman)

Pfc. Yanielis Paganmartinez, a Marine with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, talks about her experiences in Recruit Training and how she help made her family understand why she wanted to join the Marine Corps on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 14, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal and Lance Cpl. Randall Whiteman) Pfc Yanielis Paganmartinez, un Marine con Compania Hotel, según batallón de entrenamiento de recluta, habla sobre su experiencia de entrenamiento y como ella explico a su familia porque ella quiera unirse a Marine corps en depósito de recluta de Marine Corps en Parris Island, carolina del sur, enero 14, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal and Lance Cpl. Randall Whiteman)

Sgt. Kemuel Sanchez, a drill instructor with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, explains the challenges recruits with language barriers face in recruit training and how to overcome them on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 11, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Yamil Casarreal and Pfc. Godfrey Ampong)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment receive classes in Marine Corps history at Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Albany, Ga., Oct. 7, 2016. The recruits and other personnel were evacuated to MCLB Albany due to the threat of Hurricane Matthew at MCRD Parris Island, S.C. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Cpl. Scott P. Smolinski/Released)