U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lexus Mendez, a Drill Instructor with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, instructs recruits to perform MCMAP techniques as they conduct the Confidence Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 4, 2024. After demonstrations, recruits complete various physically and mentally challenging obstacles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, perform the Day Movement Course during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Nov. 26, 2024. The Crucible is a 54-hour long culminating event where recruits use the skills they have learned through recruit training in order to earn their Eagle, Globe, and Anchor at the end. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Vivian Martinez-Reyes)
