U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt Dawson Bailey, a senior drill instructor with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stands with his family during his hat plaque ceremony on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 27, 2025. During the ceremony, the friends of the outgoing drill instructor gift them with a hat plaque as an award of achievement. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. William Horsley)
Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training battalion, conduct combat water survival qualification on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., February 25, 2025. Combat water survival is conducted on the fourth week of recruit training and is a graduation requirement for all recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Jaden Beardsley)
