Support Battalion
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Recruit Training Regiment
Parris Island, South Carolina

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INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING COMPANY MISSION

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion spar with each other during Crucible boxing bouts on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris...

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INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING COMPANY MISSION

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, listen to instructions and their safety brief prior to Crucible boxing bouts on Marine...

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INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING COMPANY MISSION

Staff Sgt. Eric. Minton, a Marine Corps Instructor Water Survival, instructs the recruits on one of the swim qualification events at Marine Corps...

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SPECIAL TRAINING COMPANY MISSION

Recruits of Special Training Company, Support Battalion, do crunches during a physical training session July 10, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Some...

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SPECIAL TRAINING COMPANY MISSION

Recruits of Special Training Company, Support Battalion, do pullups during a physical training session July 10, 2013, Parris Island, S.C. Some...

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SPECIAL TRAINING COMPANY MISSION

"The only thing that matters is that you never gave up." As part of graduations aboard the Depot, The Special Training Company (STC) holds a...

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RECRUIT PROCESSING COMPANY MISSION

A drill instructor with Recruit Processing Company, Support Battalion, gives new recruits of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, one of...

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RECRUIT PROCESSING COMPANY MISSION

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Richard Hibble, a senior drill instructor with Recruit Processing Company, Support Battalion, orders recruits of Bravo...

Support Battalion personnel process all new recruits during their initial five days on Parris Island. Once in training, recruits come into regular contact with Support Battalion personnel who also teach a majority of the academic classes and qualify recruits in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program and water survival.

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Support Battalion has the unique mission of supporting nearly every aspect of recruit training from the moment new recruits set foot on Parris Island until they graduate as Marines 13 weeks later.

Instructional Training Company

Responsible for all the instructors who teach the academic classes, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program classes and water survival and administer the testing or qualification in those areas.

Recruit Processing Company

Responsible for entry-level processing all recruits once they arrive on Parris Island as well as those recruits recommended for separation prior to completing training.

Special Training Company

Responsible for recruits who have been injured in some capacity in training and need medical rehabilitation, physical conditioning and evaluation before continuing to train on Parris Island or follow-on training at the School of Infantry in North Carolina. 

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COM: 843-228-2258

Support Battalion Leaders

Support Battalion

Commanding Officer

Lieutenant Colonel Shawn A. Rickrode was born in Wheeling, WV and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1991.  He served with the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Company in Norfolk, VA, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines; and the II Marine Expeditionary Force Special Operations Training Group and...

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Support Battalion

Sergeant Major

In January 2023, SgtMaj Brown was transferred to Support Battalion, where he is currently serving as the Battalion Sergeant Major....

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Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island