Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is an 8,095-acre military installation located within Port Royal, South Carolina, approximately 5 miles south of Beaufort, the community that is typically asso
Yellow footprints outside of the Receiving Building, where prospective Marines receive their first taste of military life
Marine recruits learning basic marksmanship on the Chosin Range
A senior drill instructor inspects his platoon shortly before lights out.
Hunting Island 2
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is a United States Marine Corps military installation in San Diego, California. It lies between San Diego Bay and Interstate 5, adjacent to San Diego International
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
…Recruits living east of the Mississippi River report there to receive initial training. Recruits living west of the Mississippi River receive training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, but may train at MCRD Parris Island by special request. Parris Island is only open to civilians for the Museum, and prior criminal history…
Recruit's training matrix
Marine Corps march in parade route at graduation from basic training in San Diego (December 20, 2013)
Chapel at Marine Corps Depot San Diego at Christmas season