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MCRD Parris Island Heart Monitor Testing

“It’s a check engine light, but for your body,” said Kyla Driver, a research coordinator with the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM).The byproduct of many years of research, development, and redesigns, the Heat Injury Prevention System (HIPS) developed by the U.S. Army Medical Material Development Activity (USAMMDA)

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Capt. Bridget Wilson, a veterinarian with the Naval Hospital Beaufort Veterinary Clinic, poses for a portrait in the clinic on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Oct. 21, 2022. Wilson is the resident veterinarian and head of the clinic on Parris Island. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher McMurry) - Capt. Bridget Wilson, a veterinarian with the Naval Hospital Beaufort Veterinary Clinic, poses for a portrait in the clinic on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Oct. 21, 2022. Wilson is the resident veterinarian and head of the clinic on Parris Island. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher McMurry)

Parris Island Veterinary Clinic

Bridget Wilson has known since she was five years old that she wanted to be a veterinarian. But as she got older, she had another aspiration—her dad was in the Air Force and her fondness for military service grew.“I grew up in a military family and I liked the military lifestyle, but I didn’t really know how to make that work with being a

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Like Father, Like Son

Over twenty two years ago, Lt. Col. Matthew A. Lamb graduated recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego with India Company, Platoon 3069. Now, on October 7, 2022, his son Hayden M. Lamb, graduated with India Company, Platoon 3069 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.Lt. Col Lamb, who currently serves as the Recruit Training

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Sports Medicine Injury Prevention Trainer Jay Gibson assists recruits with Romeo Company, Support Training Battalion on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Sep. 28, 2022. Romeo Company, formerly known as Special Training Company, is a rehabilitation, recovery, and reconditioning company with the mission of getting recruits back to the fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Ryan Hageali) - Sports Medicine Injury Prevention Trainer Jay Gibson assists recruits with Romeo Company, Support Training Battalion on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Sep. 28, 2022. Romeo Company, formerly known as Special Training Company, is a rehabilitation, recovery, and reconditioning company with the mission of getting recruits back to the fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Ryan Hageali)

Getting Back to The Fight

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C. -- Training for America’s next battles will always involve risk. Creating an environment that simulates the many elements of warfare is an ever-changing obstacle, but the Marine Corps has always adapted to these obstacles. For Romeo Company, every recruit has their own opportunity to overcome.Romeo

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Pfc. Kylie Hathaway poses for a portrait on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 25, 2022. Hathaway began training on the west coast at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and was transferred to MCRD Parris Island after an injury to her tibia required her to enter a recovery platoon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki) - Pfc. Kylie Hathaway poses for a portrait on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 25, 2022. Hathaway began training on the west coast at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and was transferred to MCRD Parris Island after an injury to her tibia required her to enter a recovery platoon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Injured West Coast Recruit Finishes Recruit Training on East Coast Depot

On October 24, 2021, 18-year old Kylie Hathaway shipped out to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego from North Manchester, Ind. to begin her journey of becoming a United States Marine. After 48 training days, and two weeks shy of becoming a Marine her training was abruptly halted when Hathaway fractured her tibia.Hathaway was then placed in

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Semper Fit

During high school, Ronald Maltez found himself struggling—he weighed nearly 300 pounds and his self-confidence was at an all-time low. Since he was 14, Maltez wanted to be a U.S. Marine. But as he went through high school, his poor decisions and choice of friends led to an unhealthy lifestyle. Maltez said he hit rock bottom when his mom just stared at him and cried about his weight gain.

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Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) and Sgt. Maj. Sigrid Rivera, 4th Recruit Training Battalion Sergeant Major, open a time capsule buried ten years earlier on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule was buried on the 69th anniversary of women permanently serving in the Marine Corps on February 13, 2012 by the command deck of 4th RTBN and the Women Marines Association. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki) - Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) and Sgt. Maj. Sigrid Rivera, 4th Recruit Training Battalion Sergeant Major, open a time capsule buried ten years earlier on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule was buried on the 69th anniversary of women permanently serving in the Marine Corps on February 13, 2012 by the command deck of 4th RTBN and the Women Marines Association. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Standing the Test of Time

On May 5, 2022, a group of proud women gathered in front of the historic 4th Battalion on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island to unearth a time capsule that had been buried 10 years earlier, and to celebrate the persevering service of women in the Marine Corps. Some in attendance hadn’t been an active duty Marine in many years, but all had come with a clear expression of pride and belonging.

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Hue-City Range Re-Opening

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and the Eastern Recruiting Region are soon to complete construction of the new Hue City Rifle Range (pronounced way) in April of 2022.Hue City was originally opened in the 1940’s when it was constructed as a rifle range to train recruits aboard the Depot. Now, almost 80 years later, Hue City has received

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Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd) - Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Boy Scouts Conduct Land Navigation aboard MCRD Parris Island

Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022.The scouts, based out of Bluffton, S.C, ranged in age from 12-16 years old. They spent the weekend aboard the depot developing essential wilderness skills.Lance Cpl. Ethan Romero, a former scout and current Marine

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Staff Sgt. Mark Gulotta, with Recruit Training Regiment, narrates a recruit graduation on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb 25, 2022. Gulotta completed his first graduation ceremony on February 25. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki) - Staff Sgt. Mark Gulotta, with Recruit Training Regiment, narrates a recruit graduation on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb 25, 2022. Gulotta completed his first graduation ceremony on February 25. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

"The Voice" of Parris Island

If you’ve ever been to Parris Island to pick up your new Marine, or watched a livestream of graduation, you’ve likely heard “The Voice.”“The Voice” is a term used for the Marine who narrates the ceremonies held on the depot. But, as told by the Marines who hold the billet, it is so much more than that.Staff Sgt. Christopher Davis, who has been

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