U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Conner Sullivan, a series chief drill instructor with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, presents the Crucible’s five-paragraph order along with a terrain model on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 21, 2026. Recruits are made to study the five-paragraph order to prepare them for events during the crucible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Smith)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Erik Diazpahz, a drill instructor with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conducts incentive training (IT) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 16, 2026. Drill instructors administer incentive training to recruits to correct deficiencies and increase discipline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jordy Morales)
