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Only thing I really struggled with in Basic - the overhead bars. My hands are small and I could not get an adequate all around grip. Note one soldier wearing gloves. This exercise could wear blisters on your hand very quickly. I remember our Drill Sgt would keep mercurochrome ready and would slap it on many hands
Rct. Marcus Frazier, Platoon 1006, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, climbs a Confidence Course obstacle Nov. 4, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits tackled, scaled and weaved their way through the course’s 15 obstacles, which are designed to increase self-confidence. Frazier, 18, from Augusta, Ga., is scheduled to graduate Jan. 9, 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. (Photo by Cpl. Jennifer Schubert)
Recruits of Platoon 3037, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, respond to orders March 1, 2014, shortly after meeting their drill instructors on Parris Island, S.C. The recruits had just been told these men would be with them every day for the next 12 weeks and would be responsible for their transformation into Marines. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate May 23, 2014. 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. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)
photo by Candy Thomson, Public Information Officer
Almost every day starts with rigorous physical training. It might be a run on the beach or a fully-clothed swim in the Chesapeake Bay.
Platoon 4041, Oscar Company 4th Recruit Training Battalion, graduated Dec. 06, 2013. (Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis)
Fort Jackson is the largest and most active Initial Entry Training Center in the U.S. Army, training 50 percent of all Soldiers and 70 percent of the women entering the Army each year.
Basic combat trainees from Company E, 2nd Battalion, 485th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson, S.C., compete on the obstacle portion of the Teamwork Development Course. Photo by Tobi Edler.
U.S. Military Academy Class of 2029 cadets complete the final event of Cadet Basic Training, March Back, at West Point, N.Y. on Aug. 11, 2025. March Back is a 12-mile ruck march that serves as a right of passage for cadets as they enter the corps. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus)
U.S. Army Drill Sergeant leaders welcomed the newest candidates of 2nd Platoon #Wolfpack to the #USADSA Oct 4. Only the most qualified NCOs are chosen to attend Drill Sergeant School, where they are trained to fulfill a role of utmost importance—the role of a #DrillSergeant. The candidates are currently in the red phase of the Drill Sergeant Academy Course
Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, climb a Confidence Course obstacle Nov. 4, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course, comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help Marine Corps recruits build confidence by overcoming physical challenges, closely resembles the original version built in 1958. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Jan. 9, 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. (Photo by Cpl. Jennifer Schubert)
Drill sergeant and his platoon
Company E, 1st Battalion, 1st Training Brigade
Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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An Afghan National Army recruit does a preventative maintenance check on a Humvee door before going on a training drive at Camp Zafar, Herat Province, Feb. 20, 2011. Humvee driving training is part of the ANA's Basic Warrior Training, which is the Afghan version of basic training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Stephen Hickok)
Rct. Jarrid Machado and Rct. Nickolas Cabral, both with Platoon 1004, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, slide down a Confidence Course obstacle Nov. 4, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles, which are designed to help Marine Corps recruits build confidence by overcoming physical challenges. Machado, 18, from Berkley, Mass., and Cabral, 19, from New Bedford, Mass., are scheduled to graduate Jan. 9, 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. (Photo by Cpl. Jennifer Schubert)