MCRD Parris Island, SC
Kilo Company - Confidence Course - Dec. 23, 2014
Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Bruce L. Best Jr., Platoon 3014, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, orders his recruits to speak with confidence when completing a Confidence Course obstacle Dec. 23, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The Confidence Course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help Marine Corps recruits build confidence by overcoming physical challenges. Best, 34, is from Carson City, Nev. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 27, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photos by Sgt. Caitlin Brink)
Kilo Company - Confidence Course - Dec. 23, 2014
Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Bruce L. Best Jr., Platoon 3014, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, orders his recruits to speak with confidence when completing a Confidence Course obstacle Dec. 23, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The Confidence Course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help Marine Corps recruits build confidence by overcoming physical challenges. Best, 34, is from Carson City, Nev. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 27, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photos by Sgt. Caitlin Brink)