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Recruits with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, engage pugil sticks at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 31, 2019. Body sparring and pugil sticks help recruits apply the fundamentals of Marine Corps martial arts. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Andrew Neumann)

Recruits with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, engage pugil sticks at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 31, 2019. Body sparring and pugil sticks help recruits apply the fundamentals of Marine Corps martial arts. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Andrew Neumann)

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Neumann

Recruits with Bravo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete numerous challenges during the Obstacle Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, May 30, 2019. This event is comprised of various obstacles and is designed to help recruits build confidence by overcoming physical challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Walters)

Recruits with Bravo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete numerous challenges during the Obstacle Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, May 30, 2019. This event is comprised of various obstacles and is designed to help recruits build confidence by overcoming physical challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Walters)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Walters

A U.S. Marine Corps Recruit with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, performs combat casualty care on the final practical application aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 28, 2019. Within the course of recruit training, recruits learn how to conduct combat casualty care, troop formations, casualty carries, as well as hand and arm signals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Neumann/Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps Recruit with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, performs combat casualty care on the final practical application aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 28, 2019. Within the course of recruit training, recruits learn how to conduct combat casualty care, troop formations, casualty carries, as well as hand and arm signals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Neumann/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Neumann

A local mother and her child put a single rose on the grave of a service member during the City of Beaufort’s Annual Memorial Day Parade and remembrance ceremony May 27, 2019 at Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, S.C. The Tri-Command and local community held the parade to remember and honor the men and women who have served and died in the service of the nation in the U.S. Armed Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher McMurry)

A local mother and her child put a single rose on the grave of a service member during the City of Beaufort’s Annual Memorial Day Parade and remembrance ceremony May 27, 2019 at Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, S.C. The Tri-Command and local community held the parade to remember and honor the men and women who have served and died in the service of the nation in the U.S. Armed Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher McMurry)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher McMurry

Pvt. Hunter Willmon, a Scottsboro, Ala. native, held his son for the first time on Family Day, May 26. Willmon graduated today from recruit training.

Pvt. Hunter Willmon, a Scottsboro, Ala. native, held his son for the first time on Family Day, May 26. Willmon graduated today from recruit training.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Yamil Casarreal

Brig. Gen. James F. Glynn, the Commanding General of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, and Sgt. Maj. William Carter, the depot Sergeant Major, pose for a photo with Parris Island Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society representatives on MCRD Parris Island, S.C., March 20, 2019. The NMCRS’s mission is to provide financial aid, education and other assistance to members of the Naval Service of the United States, family members, and survivors in need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Johnson/Released)

Brig. Gen. James F. Glynn, the Commanding General of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, and Sgt. Maj. William Carter, the depot Sergeant Major, pose for a photo with Parris Island Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society representatives on MCRD Parris Island, S.C., March 20, 2019. The NMCRS’s mission is to provide financial aid, education and other assistance to members of the Naval Service of the United States, family members, and survivors in need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Johnson/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Johnson

Rct. Joshua Ebbe, from Utica, N.Y., a new recruit with Fox Company, Second Recruit Training Battalion, receives his first haircut during receiving at Parris Island, S.C., on May 20th, 2019. During their first night on the island, recruits are issued gear and uniforms and process in their medical and dental records before being assigned to temporary drill instructors.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel O'Sullivan)

Rct. Joshua Ebbe, from Utica, N.Y., a new recruit with Fox Company, Second Recruit Training Battalion, receives his first haircut during receiving at Parris Island, S.C., on May 20th, 2019. During their first night on the island, recruits are issued gear and uniforms and process in their medical and dental records before being assigned to temporary drill instructors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel O'Sullivan)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel OSullivan

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Batallion, practice various hand-and-arm signals on a simulated patrol during Basic Warrior Training at Paige Field on Parris Island, S.C., May 15, 2019. BWT is a week-long training event that teaches recruits the basics of combat survival and advanced rifle manuevers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel O'Sullivan)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Batallion, practice various hand-and-arm signals on a simulated patrol during Basic Warrior Training at Paige Field on Parris Island, S.C., May 15, 2019. BWT is a week-long training event that teaches recruits the basics of combat survival and advanced rifle manuevers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel O'Sullivan)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel OSullivan

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Sgt. Jordan Doxtader, a student at Drill Instructor School, practices squad bay procedures on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 7, 2019. Drill Instructor School is a 12 week long training course that focuses on leadership traits and principals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Walters)

Sgt. Jordan Doxtader, a student at Drill Instructor School, practices squad bay procedures on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 7, 2019. Drill Instructor School is a 12 week long training course that focuses on leadership traits and principals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Walters)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Walters

Recruits with Mike and Papa Companies shoot their first course of fire on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 7, 2019. Recruits shoot at a variety of distances on several targets as part of their marksmanship assessment during Recruit Training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Fletcher)

Recruits with Mike and Papa Companies shoot their first course of fire on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 7, 2019. Recruits shoot at a variety of distances on several targets as part of their marksmanship assessment during Recruit Training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Fletcher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Fletcher

Sgt. Stephen J. Van Hout, a Quality Assurance Evaluator with the Parris Island Mess Halls aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, South Carolina, presents a prepared meal for a panel of judges at Mess Hall 280 on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., May 2, 2019. The food was prepared during a “Chef of the Quarter” event that includes mess halls from MCAS Beaufort and Parris Island competing against one another for the top spot. Parris Island Mess Hall placed first and won the People’s Choice award. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Neumann)

Sgt. Stephen J. Van Hout, a Quality Assurance Evaluator with the Parris Island Mess Halls aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, South Carolina, presents a prepared meal for a panel of judges at Mess Hall 280 on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., May 2, 2019. The food was prepared during a “Chef of the Quarter” event that includes mess halls from MCAS Beaufort and Parris Island competing against one another for the top spot. Parris Island Mess Hall placed first and won the People’s Choice award. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Neumann)

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Neumann

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson gets yelled at by a Sgt. Eric Charpentier aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 28, 2019. Larson visited the depot in preparation for the Coca Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway held during Memorial Day weekend. Larson will drive a race car in honor of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Andrew Neumann/Released)

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson gets yelled at by a Sgt. Eric Charpentier aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 28, 2019. Larson visited the depot in preparation for the Coca Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway held during Memorial Day weekend. Larson will drive a race car in honor of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Andrew Neumann/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Neumann

Drill Instructors with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion demonstrate an obstacle for recruits during the Confidence Course at Leatherneck Square on Parris Island S.C., April 23, 2019. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help recruits build confidence by overcoming physical and mental challenges. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. 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 photo by Cpl. Isabella Ortega/Released)

Drill Instructors with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion demonstrate an obstacle for recruits during the Confidence Course at Leatherneck Square on Parris Island S.C., April 23, 2019. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help recruits build confidence by overcoming physical and mental challenges. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. 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 photo by Cpl. Isabella Ortega/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isabella Ortega

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct a 5K Hike on Apr 20, 2019 on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. The recruits will conduct five hikes of increasing difficulty before culminating in a 15K hike during the Crucible. Today approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel O'Sullivan/Released)

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct a 5K Hike on Apr 20, 2019 on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. The recruits will conduct five hikes of increasing difficulty before culminating in a 15K hike during the Crucible. Today approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel O'Sullivan/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel O'Sullivan

Marine instructors with Drill Instructor School aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island instruct and mentor Drill Instructor School candidates during close order drill practice on Parris Island, S.C. April 17, 2019. Close order drill is one foundation of discipline and esprit de corps in the United States Marine Corps. Additionally, it is one of the oldest methods for developing confidence and troop leading abilities in a Marine Corps unit's subordinate leaders.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley)

Marine instructors with Drill Instructor School aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island instruct and mentor Drill Instructor School candidates during close order drill practice on Parris Island, S.C. April 17, 2019. Close order drill is one foundation of discipline and esprit de corps in the United States Marine Corps. Additionally, it is one of the oldest methods for developing confidence and troop leading abilities in a Marine Corps unit's subordinate leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley)

Photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley

Mission: The mission of Drill Instructor School is to further develop the leadership, command presence, instructional ability, knowledge, and physical condition of the selected noncommissioned officers, staff noncommissioned officers and officers to successfully perform the duties of a drill instructor or series commander.

Mission: The mission of Drill Instructor School is to further develop the leadership, command presence, instructional ability, knowledge, and physical condition of the selected noncommissioned officers, staff noncommissioned officers and officers to successfully perform the duties of a drill instructor or series commander.

Photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley

Marine instructors with Drill Instructor School aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island instruct and mentor Drill Instructor School candidates during close order drill practice on Parris Island, S.C. April 17, 2019. Close order drill is one foundation of discipline and esprit de corps in the United States Marine Corps. Additionally, it is one of the oldest methods for developing confidence and troop leading abilities in a Marine Corps unit's subordinate leaders.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley)

Marine instructors with Drill Instructor School aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island instruct and mentor Drill Instructor School candidates during close order drill practice on Parris Island, S.C. April 17, 2019. Close order drill is one foundation of discipline and esprit de corps in the United States Marine Corps. Additionally, it is one of the oldest methods for developing confidence and troop leading abilities in a Marine Corps unit's subordinate leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley)

Photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley

Sgt. Jordan Doxtader, a student at Drill Instructor School, practices squad bay procedures on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 7, 2019. Drill Instructor School is a 12 week long training course that focuses on leadership traits and principals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Walters)

Sgt. Jordan Doxtader, a student at Drill Instructor School, practices squad bay procedures on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 7, 2019. Drill Instructor School is a 12 week long training course that focuses on leadership traits and principals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Walters)

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Neumann

Lt. Gen. Michael A. Rocco, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, visits Drill Instructor School on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, on April 11, 2019. Rocco visited Parris Island to meet with Marines and senior leadership to discuss the overall conditions of the island and future of recruit training.

Lt. Gen. Michael A. Rocco, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, visits Drill Instructor School on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, on April 11, 2019. Rocco visited Parris Island to meet with Marines and senior leadership to discuss the overall conditions of the island and future of recruit training.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Yamil Casarreal

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island