Staff Sgt. Ismael Alicea, chief drill instructor, Company A, corrects an educator as she fumbles with her personal items after being instructed to face the opposite direction while on the yellow footprints during an Educator's Workshop Feb. 23 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Drill instructors give the educators a sense of urgency that receiving recruits feel when they first step foot on the depot and throughout recruit training, providing the educators with a better understanding of Marine Corps recruit training and the Corps’ mission. - Staff Sgt. Ismael Alicea, chief drill instructor, Company A, corrects an educator as she fumbles with her personal items after being instructed to face the opposite direction while on the yellow footprints during an Educator's Workshop Feb. 23 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Drill instructors give the educators a sense of urgency that receiving recruits feel when they first step foot on the depot and throughout recruit training, providing the educators with a better understanding of Marine Corps recruit training and the Corps’ mission.
Artiom Kolovo, a recruit with Plt. 2008, Fox Co., 2nd RTBn., lifts barbed wire with his rifle as he makes his way through the day movement course. Kolovo is an immigrant from Samara, Russia. - Artiom Kolovo, a recruit with Plt. 2008, Fox Co., 2nd RTBn., lifts barbed wire with his rifle as he makes his way through the day movement course. Kolovo is an immigrant from Samara, Russia.
Recruit Calvin J. LaDuke, Platoon 3205, Co. I, helps his fellow recruits complete the Weaver obstacle at Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 2. LaDuke enlisted in the Marine Corps after promising his terminally ill grandfather he would become a Marine. He had a lot of respect for his grandfather, who served in the Corps, and aspired to fulfill his promise and follow his grandfather's footsteps, said LaDuke. - Recruit Calvin J. LaDuke, Platoon 3205, Co. I, helps his fellow recruits complete the Weaver obstacle at Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 2. LaDuke enlisted in the Marine Corps after promising his terminally ill grandfather he would become a Marine. He had a lot of respect for his grandfather, who served in the Corps, and aspired to fulfill his promise and follow his grandfather's footsteps, said LaDuke.
With some of their weapons neatly stacked, the new Marines of Company D stand at the position of attention, during the Battalion Commander's Inspection on the Shepard Memorial Drill Field at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb 23. The inspection can last up to three hours and can be very strenous on the Marines as they wait under the San Diego sun. The next time the recruits step foot on the parade deck they will be leaving as America's newest United States Marines. - With some of their weapons neatly stacked, the new Marines of Company D stand at the position of attention, during the Battalion Commander's Inspection on the Shepard Memorial Drill Field at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb 23. The inspection can last up to three hours and can be very strenous on the Marines as they wait under the San Diego sun. The next time the recruits step foot on the parade deck they will be leaving as America's newest United States Marines.
Recruit Taylor Hughes executes a front kick during his MCMAP training at Leatherneck Square, Feb. 18. - Recruit Taylor Hughes executes a front kick during his MCMAP training at Leatherneck Square, Feb. 18.
Recruits from Plt. 1008, Bravo Co., 1st RTBn., press their thumbs along their trouser seams as they stand at the position of attention during their Final Drill competition, Feb. 4. With the drill masters carefully inspecting every movement, even the slightest deviation from uniform rank and order could result in lost points on their overall score. - Recruits from Plt. 1008, Bravo Co., 1st RTBn., press their thumbs along their trouser seams as they stand at the position of attention during their Final Drill competition, Feb. 4. With the drill masters carefully inspecting every movement, even the slightest deviation from uniform rank and order could result in lost points on their overall score.