In one of the Marines’ most iconic jobs, a stunning pattern of suicide
Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark ...
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What it's like to train as a drill instructor for the Marine Corps
Narrator: A Marine Corps drill instructor is a non-commissioned officer responsible for training recruits from the moment they step on the yellow footprints at boot camp to the moment they ...
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Marine Corps Full Steam Ahead on Integrating Platoon-Level Drill Instructor Roles
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 ...
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Marines recreate ‘living eagle, globe, & anchor’ photo — this time with hilariously tired and pissed off recruits
More than a century after thousands of Marine Corps recruits, drill instructors, and officers formed up to create a "living Eagle, Globe and Anchor," at Parris Island, South Carolina, another ...
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In quiet shift, Marines allow mixed-gender DI teams to train recruits
“I believe [Marine Corps Recruit Depot] San Diego was able to knock it out as early as Jan. 24.” While not every DI team can be gender-integrated due to a limited number of female drill ...
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The Marine Corps is still struggling to stop drill instructors from abusing recruits
The senior officer in charge of Parris Island, Brig. Gen. James Glynn, stressed to the Post, that while problems do occur, there are more than 600 Marines serving as drill instructors and 98 ...