PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Under a scorching sky at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, two young recruits grapple awkwardly in hand-to-hand combat inside an Octagon training structure. Circling them ...

The top leaders of the Marine Corps’ storied recruit training on Parris Island, South Carolina were fired in early July. The two senior Marines, Col. Bradley Ward and Sgt. Maj. Fabian Casillas, were ...

A Pentagon committee has recommended to the secretary of defense that the Marine Corps should train male and female recruits in gender-integrated platoons at both recruit depots. The recommendations ...

The Marine Corps quietly directed its recruit depots to integrate male and female drill instructor teams at the platoon level in late 2023, and now the service is full steam ahead with the effort, ...

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Under a scorching sky at Marine Base Parris Island, two young recruits grapple awkwardly in hand-to-hand combat inside an Octagon training structure. Circling them, the ...

The report also recommends gender-integrated drill instructor teams. (Lance Cpl. Ava Alegria/Marine Corps) A Pentagon committee has recommended to the secretary of defense that the Marine Corps should ...

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Under a scorching sky at Marine Base Parris Island, two young recruits grapple awkwardly in hand-to-hand combat inside an Octagon training structure. Circling them, the drill ...

A group of U.S. Marine Corps recruits wait inline before jumping into the water during swim training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot pool, Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Parris Island, S.C. (AP ...

U.S. Marine Corps martial arts instructor Sgt. Micah Shull, center, trains two female recruits during a hand-to-hand combat drill during a portion of training known as the Crucible at the Marine Corps ...