Who we are

We make Marines by recruiting quality young men and women and transforming them through the foundations of rigorous basic training, our shared legacy, and a commitment to our core values, preparing them to win our nation’s battles in service to the country.

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Goodbye... For Now

New Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, clean and return their rifles and gear to the armory on Marine Corps Recruit Depot...

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Caring for 75 Years

U.S. Navy sailors with Navy Medical Readiness Training Command - Naval Hospital Beaufort hosted a celebration ceremony at the hospital, April 25,...

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Under the Cover of Darkness

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct night operations over Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 29, 2024. The...

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Remembering the Giants

Currently occupied for the U.S. Marines and recruits of Romeo Company, Support Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, the installation was formally...

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"The President's Own" Assistant Director Returns To Where It All Began

Standing outside Barrow Hall, 1st Lt. Jose Toranzo raises his baton, readying the musicians of the Parris Island Marine Band to play morning colors. Toranzo normally directs formal concerts and chamber orchestra in Washington D.C. as the assistant director of “The President’s Own”United Stares Marine Band. However, for this performance, he finds himself leading the very band in which he began his career with in 2015.

Community and Country

Pvt. Diaz graduated from recruit training with Lima Company on November 21, 2023. She said she is excited to resume her career with a new sense of fulfillment and purpose. “I feel like I’ll be a better police officer,” said Diaz. “I’ve learned more about professionalism and bearing and grown as a person during my time here.”

How I Serve

Lundgaard said during his career athletic trainers have become a greater part of military culture. He said many athletic trainers who come in now want to provide care to servicemembers at elite units. But for Lundgaard, Parris Island is exactly where he wants to be. “For me this isn’t a job,” said Lundgaard. “This is a calling. This is how I want to serve.”

Mr. and Mrs. Matthews

December 9, 2023, Pfc. Morgan Mathews is awarded her Eagle, Globe, and Anchor from her husband and recruiter SSgt. Charles Mathews. The EGA ceremony is one of the most important events in any Marines life, rarely is there an opportunity for a spouse to present a new Marine with the EGA. This moment was so emotionally impactful that neither party could barely say a word.