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USMC Boot Camp Parris Island • Final Drill

Final Drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island (Boot Camp), is the last evaluation of the recruits' execution of close order drill. Final Drill tests drill instructors on their ability to ...
The Sun News

For first time, Marines will gender-integrate training platoons at Parris Island, reports say

For the first time in its history, the Marine Corps will train men and women in the same barracks during boot camp, according to reports. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island — the only ...
The State

SC’s Graham says closing Parris Island ‘ain’t gonna happen,’ but who has the authority?

If U.S. military leaders ultimately choose to close the Marines’ boot camp at Parris Island, they could seek to do so without needing Congressional approval. The Marine Corps’ top general generated ...