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By Feb 6, 2021
Entertainment

The hazing death of a Muslim Marine recruit at Parris Island may become a TV series

The series will use a 2017 New York Times Magazine article as the basis for the script.
By Dec 15, 2020
News

Female Marine recruits will train at Recruit Depot San Diego for the first time ever starting next year

This is a big deal.
By Oct 10, 2020
News

Lawmakers introduce bill to protect Parris Island from closure

The Parris Island Protection Act would prohibit the use of federal funds to close or plan the closure of the...
By Oct 4, 2020
Analysis

‘There’s no plan’ — How a federal mandate could threaten the future of Parris Island

“The NDAA was passed last year. So how is it that a year down the road, we’re still saying things...
By Oct 2, 2020
News

The Marine Corps is ‘looking at all options’ when it comes to future boot camp locations

A military task force convened in South Carolina on Thursday as leaders there attempt to halt any chance of the...
By Sep 28, 2020
News

‘Ain’t gonna happen!’ Politicians vow to keep Parris Island open

"If you're looking to save money -- let's start with cutting those people who think closing Parris Island is a...
By Sep 25, 2020
News

Marine Corps may close storied Parris Island and San Diego boot camps to open a new coed site

"No decisions have been made ... It's just an option we're talking about."
By Sep 24, 2020
News

The Marines are nowhere near ready for gender-integrated boot camp, commandant says

'Nothing [about] the way we’re organized right now lends itself to integrated recruit training.'
By Sep 10, 2020
Entertainment

That one scene in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ that convinced a lot of young Marines to enlist in the first place

The entire seven-minute scene is one prolonged dive into depravity, pain, and verbal abuse, but it also felt a little...
By Sep 8, 2020
Immigration Rundown

She was born in a Russian prison and became a trailblazing infantry Marine

18-year-old Maria Daume’s path to the yellow footprints of Parris Island, South Carolina, which will culminate in her graduation on...
By Aug 6, 2020
News

This might be the deadliest Marine Corps recruit on Parris Island

“I grew up with a rifle in my hand"
By Jun 18, 2020
Mandatory Fun

Marines recreate ‘living eagle, globe, & anchor’ photo — this time with hilariously tired and pissed off recruits

More than a century after thousands of Marine Corps recruits, drill instructors, and officers formed up to create a "living...
By Jun 10, 2020
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Camp Lejeune machine gunner is third Marine in two months to die during PT

Pfc. Ethan M. Moores, died on May 27 after collapsing following a physical training event
By Apr 21, 2020
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First Marine recruits begin training at Parris Island again after COVID-19 outbreak

Two companies of recruits arrived at Parris Island on April 20.
By Apr 1, 2020
News

New Marine recruits won’t start boot camp at Parris Island for ‘at least a couple weeks’ amid COVID-19 pandemic, commandant says

'We’ll restart as soon as we’re comfortable and the commanding general down there is comfortable with doing so'
By Mar 30, 2020
News

COVID-19 outbreak prompts Parris Island to stop receiving new Marine recruits this week

No new Marine recruits will arrive at Parris Island, South Carolina, during the week of March 30.
By Feb 7, 2020
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Marine’s mom, sister killed in vehicle crash on their way to Parris Island graduation

Pvt. Chloe Maples graduated Jan. 31 as part of Company P, Platoon 4005 of the Fourth Recruit Training Battalion
By Jan 3, 2020
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Military police are investigating a government vehicle accident near Parris Island

Military police are investigating an accident after a government vehicle crashed into a marsh near the gates to Marine Corps...
By Dec 31, 2019
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No, the Hanukkah stabbing suspect was never a Marine. He didn’t even make it through boot camp.

Grafton E. Thomas is charged with attempted murder and committing a hate crime in connection with the Dec. 28 attack....
By Nov 14, 2019
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She’s photographed every major war of the last 20 years. Marine Corps boot camp was something else entirely

"I understand why it's done intellectually, but it was tough to be around so much screaming all the time."
By Jul 17, 2019
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Semper Fro: Just how much hair can you show up to Marine Corps boot camp with?

The barbers at boot camp don't so much cut your hair as they do shear you like sheep, rushing countless...
By Jun 28, 2019
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Military court upholds 10-year prison term for ex-Parris Island drill instructor who abused Muslim recruits

A military court denied the appeal of a former Parris Island drill instructor sentenced to 10 years in prison for...
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 Apr 30, 2019
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The next Marine Commandant says another gender-integrated boot camp class could happen in 2020

"Although the previous decision was made by leadership in support of training efficiency, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island will...
By Sep 13, 2018
Bullet Points

Parris Island Marines Will Now Stay Put In The Face Of Hurricane Florence

The Marines will follow the lead of South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, who on Tuesday rescinded a mandatory evacuation order...