A U.S. Marine with Drill Instructor School, Recruit Training Regiment, and a drill instructor with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, correct recruits on the fireman’s carry Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the obstacle course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 26, 2025. The fireman’s carry is part of the tested events for the Combat Fitness Test the recruits will take later in the cycle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Horsley)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visits Marine
Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on April 24, 2025. During this trip, Sgt. Maj. Ruiz mentored new
Marines, observed depot staff and hosted a symposium for senior leadership of Marine Corps
Recruit Depot Parris Island and Eastern Recruiting Region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy
Morales)
