New Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, take part in the Motivationa Run aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 13, 2025. Following the run, new Marines and Drill Instructors met with the depot commanding team to congratulate them on a job well done. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Melendez)
Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, compete in a body sparring match during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., February 27, 2025. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event in which the previous 11 weeks of training are put to the test. (U.S Marine Corps video by Pfc. Jaden Beardsley)
