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Featured in recruit training

By May 13, 2021
Culture

This photo of Marine recruits on their first day at boot camp is begging for a caption contest

"How's anyone gonna see my war face if I'm wearing a mask?"
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 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 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 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 4, 2019
Unsung Heroes

The student who disarmed a gunman during a Colorado high school shooting is now a US Marine

One of the high school students who helped take down and disarm a gunman during a school shooting earlier this...
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 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 Apr 20, 2019
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He survived cancer and the Crucible. After 956 days as a recruit, he’s finally a Marine

"I owe it to the Marine Corps, because they got me through the cancer. They gave me the mindset that...
By Dec 22, 2017
News

All Marines Will Have To Take And Pass A New Battle Skills Test Starting 2018

Before newly minted Marines even reach the fleet, they spend months being inundated with knowledge and transformed from soft civilians...
By Oct 29, 2017
News

Read A Marine Vet’s Letter To Parris Island After His Recruit Son Bragged A DI Choked Him

Shortly after Platoon 3036’s graduation on May 15, 2015, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island received a letter from a...
By Oct 29, 2017
News

The Marines Are Still Haunted By Their ‘Monster In The Closet’ As Abuse Trial Looms

John Stevens once “got a good shot” in the gut for a minor offense when he was a Marine Corps...
By Oct 12, 2017
News

It’s Confirmed: Marine Corps Will Add 4th Phase To Boot Camp Starting Next Month

It’s official: The Marine Corps is adding a fourth phase to recruit training. In an Oct. 12 video, the service...
By Oct 4, 2017
News

EXCLUSIVE: Marine Corps May Add Fourth Phase To Boot Camp

The Marine Corps is considering a plan to add a fourth phase to its recruit training regimen, multiple sources have...
By Jul 24, 2017
Joining the Military

Meet 19 Of America’s Newest Marines — And Naturalized US Citizens

For 19 young men and women, earning the title United States Marine was just one of their crowning achievements this...
By Apr 4, 2017
Humor

Drill Instructor Chews Out Reporter For Making The Worst Rack He’s Ever Seen

Few things are more infantilizing than getting screamed at by a grown man because you failed to properly make your...
By Jul 6, 2016
Joining the Military

These Are The First Words Out Of Your Drill Instructor’s Mouth

“We will give every effort to train you, even after some of you have given up on yourselves.” If this...
By May 9, 2016
Mandatory Fun

The No Sh*t Truth About What It’s Like To Be A Drill Instructor

Welcome to Confessions Of, a weekly series where Task & Purpose’s James Clark solicits hilarious, embarrassing, and revealing stories from...
By May 3, 2016
Joining the Military

The Crucible Is Where Marines Are Made, And Here’s How

Marines’ graduation from boot camp marks the end to a gruelling, three-month journey. Through each phase, the recruits are challenged...
By Apr 26, 2016
Joining the Military

See What Happens When A Poolee Asks A Marine Drill Instructor, ‘What’s Up?’

There is a right way and a wrong way to talk to a Marine Corps drill instructor. Then there’s the...
By Apr 18, 2016
Joining the Military

How To Survive The First 4 Weeks Of Marine Boot Camp

“Get off my bus right now!” This is how Marine Corps recruit training, or boot camp, begins. Some guy you’ve...