Sgt. Luke Boisselle, a drill instructor with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conducts incentive training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 5, 2025. Drill instructors administer incentive training to recruits in order to correct deficiencies and increase discipline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. 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)
