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06/12/2026

Delta Company Graduation Ceremony

Congratulations to Delta Company!Join us in congratulating PFC. Dakota Avila of Fowlerville, MI. the Honor Graduate of D...
06/12/2026

Congratulations to Delta Company!

Join us in congratulating PFC. Dakota Avila of Fowlerville, MI. the Honor Graduate of Delta Company, for his outstanding performance and leadership throughout recruit training here at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.

We also extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the new Marines graduating today — you’ve earned the title through hard work, discipline, and determination.
Welcome to the Corps!

View today’s graduation program here:
www.mcrdpi.marines.mil/GradProgram

STAY IN STEP!Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct drill movements while marching on Marin...
06/11/2026

STAY IN STEP!

Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct drill movements while marching on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 11, 2026.

Recruits march everywhere they go on the depot, instilling discipline, teamwork, spatial awareness, and as a foundation for executing combat formations.

📸 by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell

LOCK IN Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, practice sighting in on Marine Corps Recruit Depot ...
06/10/2026

LOCK IN

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, practice sighting in on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 9, 2026.

During Grass Week, recruits learn and get tested on rifle operation and usage in preparation for the Table One Qualification the next week.

📸 by Cpl. Jordy Morales and Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell

TAKE A STANCEU.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice Marine Corps Martia...
06/08/2026

TAKE A STANCE

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 4, 2026.

Recruits participate in body sparring, pugil sticks, and a bayonet assault course as part of their training.

📸 by Lance Cpl. Nicholas White

06/05/2026

Lima Company Graduation Ceremony

Congratulations to Lima Company!Join us in congratulating PFC. Deacon Jackson of Charolletesville, VA. the Honor Graduat...
06/05/2026

Congratulations to Lima Company!

Join us in congratulating PFC. Deacon Jackson of Charolletesville, VA. the Honor Graduate of Lima Company, for his outstanding performance and leadership throughout recruit training here at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.

We also extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the new Marines graduating today — you’ve earned the title through hard work, discipline, and determination.
Welcome to the Corps!

View today’s graduation program here:
www.mcrdpi.marines.mil/GradProgra

LEFT RIGHT LEFTRecruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practices close order drill on Marine Corps ...
06/04/2026

LEFT RIGHT LEFT

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practices close order drill on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. June 4, 2026.

Recruits practice drill every day to teach them unit cohesion and discipline and are tested on their drill twice throughout bootcamp.

📸 by Lance Cpl. Nicholas White

LIGHT WEIGHT U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, compete in 1,000-pound club challenge ...
06/03/2026

LIGHT WEIGHT

U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, compete in 1,000-pound club challenge on MCRDPI, S.C., May 29, 2026. The challenge tested overall strength by combining participants’ one-repetition maximum bench press, squat and deadlift, with competitors striving to achieve a combined total of 1,000 pounds or more.

Marine Corps Community Services hosted the event to promote physical fitness, readiness and esprit de corps among service members.

📸 by Lance Cpl. Jayden Beardsley

DIVE INRecruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct basic swim qualification on Marine Corps Recr...
06/02/2026

DIVE IN

Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct basic swim qualification on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 1, 2026.

Basic swim qualification consists of a 25 meter swim, tower jump into water, four minute tread, 25 meter pack swim, and an underwater gear shed.

📸 by Lance Cpl. Christopher Obando

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