Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct initial drill on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Mar. 20, 2023. Close order drill, an essential element of recruit training, is a measure of discipline in recruits and serves to instill unit cohesion and bearing into them. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. William Horsley) | Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C.

Adapt and Overcome After a valve malfunction at the MCRD Parris Island training tank, U.S. Marines with Support Battalion swiftly adapted—relocating water survival training to the MCCS Pool to ensure recruits stayed on track. On July 22, 2025, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, continued their mission, pushing through swim qualification at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Every recruit must conquer the water to earn the title of Marine. 🎥by Cpl. Jordy Morales #MCRDParr