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Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (often abbreviated as MCRD PI) is an 8,095-acre (32.76 km 2) military installation located within Port Royal, South Carolina, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Beaufort, the community that is typically associated with the installation.
On the night of 8 April 1956, Staff Sergeant Matthew McKeon, a junior drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, marched his assigned platoon into Ribbon Creek, a swampy tidal creek. The incident resulted in the deaths of six Marine recruits. In the end, McKeon was found guilty of negligent homicide and drinking on duty.
1st Battalion 1st Marines was activated on March 1, 1941, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A month later they redeployed to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, but were quickly deactivated on June 18, 1941. 1/1 was reactivated on February 7, 1942, at New River, North Carolina.
Recruit Training Commands, [16] commanded by brigadier generals directly appointed by and answering to the commandant, were established at both Parris Island and Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Within the commands, officers were selected to oversee recruit training down to the series level—typically a first lieutenant (O-2) or captain ...
The final test for Marine recruits at Parris Island is a grueling 54-hour training exercise called “The Crucible.” In 2021, two recruits collapsed during the challenge and received medical ...
Dalton Beals, a 19-year-old Marine recruit, died on Parris Island during the Crucible — a 54-hour hike that tests marine training at the end of their 13 weeks on base.
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Lisa Taylor suffered through boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island 35 years ago. She did so in the Fourth Recruit Training Battalion, which for decades only trained women.