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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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 ...
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In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide
A study completed by the Marine Corps in 2019 found that during ... on them to act perfect,” said a Marine officer who has supervised dozens of drill instructors. This top-down pressure can ...