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By Apr 7, 2020
News

COVID-19 causes further delay in Navy recruits leaving for boot camp at Great Lakes

No new Navy recruits are expected to arrive at boot camp until April 19.
By Oct 29, 2019
Vultures' Row

No, hazing doesn’t teach discipline. It actually does the opposite

Hazing represents the opposite [of discipline]... it is the product of a lack of self-control and laziness.
By Oct 21, 2019
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The Marine Corps says its boot camp reforms have cut down on drill instructor misconduct

The Marines say new reforms led to a a 64% decrease in substantiated allegations of drill instructor misconduct at Marine...
By Oct 10, 2019
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More than 20 West Coast Marine drill instructors disciplined since 2017 for abusing recruits

One recruit was called a terrorist. Another had his vest stapled to his skin. A third recruit was kicked by...
By May 15, 2019
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The Marine Corps is still struggling to stop drill instructors from abusing recruits

The U.S. Marine Corps continues to grapple with hazing at its storied recruit training center at Parris Island in South...
By May 8, 2017
Opinion

When Drill Instructors Go Off-Script, The Consequences Can Be Fatal

The word Marine is synonymous with action. Initiative, or taking action in the absence of clear instructions, can mean the...
By Oct 11, 2016
Entertainment

Watch Drill Instructors From The Past 50 Years Compete In The Ultimate Cadence Calling Competition

In Marine Corps boot camp recruits learn two things very quickly. The first: If a drill instructor looks happy, you’re...
By May 20, 2016
Humor

Drill Instructors Terrorize Recruits During Initial Drill Video

In a minute-long video posted to the Department of Defense’s Facebook page on May 20, Marine Corps drill instructors mercilessly...