Gunnery Sgt. Jensen Runion, shown here as a staff sergeant, was recently selected as Drill Instructor of the Year for 2025. Marine recruits’ first experiences at boot camp typically involve getting ...

New U.S. Marine Corps recruits meet their drill instructors, who give an introductory speech, and will be responsible for transforming them into Marines at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, get evaluated during final drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, SC on October 2, 2018. Film Credits: U.S.

Led by the U.S. and Thailand, the annual Cobra Gold exercise is considered the longest-running international military exercise in the world.

While Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and San Diego operate under the same training curriculum, the same Crucible, the same physical standards, and the same core values, the environments in ...