Rct. Joy Zhang, a recruit with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, executes tan belt techniques as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb 12, 2025. During recruit training, recruits are taught and must master basic assault and defense techniques to earn their tan belt through MCMAP. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct Initial Drill on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Feb. 10, 2025. Initial Drill occurs toward the end of the recruit training cycle's first phase, and tests the recruits' abilities to demonstrate entry-level close order drill.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Katrina Wallace)
