Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 30, 2025. The Crucible is the 54-Hour culminating event of recruit training, it is the final obstacle between recruits and the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dakota Dodd)
Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct Table 1 qualification on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 20, 2024. During qualification, recruits are tested on their knowledge of the fundamentals of marksmanship. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Johnson)