US Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Yearbook (Parris Island, SC)

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DRILL INSTRUCTORlS CREED These recruits are entrusted to my care. I will train them to the best of my ability. I will develop them into smartly disciplined, physically fit, basically trained Marines, thoroughly indoctrinated in love of the Corps and country. I will demand of them and demonstrate by my own example, the highest standards of personal conduct, morality and professional skill.

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UNITED STATES The mental and moral qualities of the United States Marine have been tested constantly since the birth of the Nation. Throughout the long history of the Marine Corps there are examples, both in war and peace, of the Marines' versatility, fidelity, tenacity, courage and self sacrifice. The rich tradition of the Corps dates back to November 10, 1775, when it was established by the Continental Congress in the Revolutionary War. The Marines fought against the British Fleet on the ships of John Paul Jones, and made their first amphibious landing on the beaches of the Bahamas in 1776. Marines entered the first Barbary War in the Mediterranean against the Barbary Pirates when they planted the Stars 8 Stripes over the pirate stronghold of Derne, Tripoli after a six-hundred miIe march across the desert of North Africa. This was the first time in history that the United States flag was raised in victory on foreign soil. In the War of 1812, Marines fought on Lake Champlain and Lake Erie, and were with General Jackson behind the barricades at New Orleans. Back home, they defeated the Seminole Indians in the dense swamps of Florida in 1836, and fought under General Scott in the Mexican War of 1846-48. Their first visit to Japan came in 1854 as guard detachments from the ships of Commodore Perry's fleet. Under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee U.S.A., Marines captured John Brown at Harpers Ferry in 1859. Marines served both ashore and afloat during the American Civil War, fighting in battles at Bull Run, Cape Hatteras, New Orleans, Charleston, and Fort Fisher. of Korea in 1871. During the Spanish American War, a s' i battalion of Marines held the naval base at Guantan- ' distinguished themselves at the Battle of Santiago, , , Dewey at Manila. They helped quell the Boxer ' ' China in 1900, and from then on until World we Corps campaigned in the Philippines, Cuba, and Santo Domingo to protect American litre On the battlefields of Franseduring thegfirst'WorId War, , Marines were called tDevilDogs by th$fnGerin ans beau of their courage and tenacity of attack. I. e: Qurth Marine Brigade took part in five eerations as partibf e fame?! U 2nd Division. Belleau W '1 , Soisgons St. M and the Meuse-Argonne Marine Units were times by the French during these campaign aviation came into its own. The interim between the world wars $1.1m t, engaged in developing the technique of a and in their traditional pursuits around th guarding the US. m -I World War II sa anchor valiantly defend ' , ., ' spearhead the amphibious landings across the Pacific in the Solomons, at Tarawa, Saipan, Guam, lwo Jima, and Okinawa, to name a few. While Marine units participated in the post-war occupation of Japan and northern China, a new type of service began - duty wuth United Nations Forces in Korea. In 1950, Marines left the Puson perimeter to conduct a bold amphibious landing at lnchon leading to the near destruction of the Korean People's Army. Later, they fought in the frigid cold of the Chosin Reservoir, and while surrounded and outnumbered eight to one by the Chinese Army, decimated 10 Chinese infantry divisions and fought their way back to the sea to rejoin the American forces. in Panama in 1989 to protectAmerican lives and restore a mug. Wthreatened anuam , Li MARINE CORPS The end of the decade saw Marines land in Lebanon in 1958 to restore order there, and in the Dominican Republic in 1965 to protect and evacuate Americans trapped in the midst of the violence. Large-scaie U.S. involvement in SoutheastAsia began in 1965; and for six years Marines fought Communist aggression in the mountains, jungles, and rice paddies of South Vietnam, where new honors were won at pIaces like Khe Sanh and Hue City. Marines made their presence felt worldwide throughout the 1970's as they evacuated embassy staffs, American citizens, foreign nationals, and refuges in Cyprus, Cambodia, and the Republic of Vietnam. Marines also played a crucial role in the rescue of the crew of the SS Mayaguez, thus ending the last official battle of Vietnam. In the 1980's, Marines served with distinction at the embassies around the world in the face of increasing terrorist attacks. They were part of the U.N.Is multinational peacekeeping force sent to Beirut, Lebanon, in 1982; were called on to intervene in Grenada in 1983 and then the democratic process in those nations. By virtue of their eXpedItionary nature and forward deployment, they were gosen to conduct numerous noncombatant evacuations '91,. ' .ilian and diplomats, as well as to offer humanitarian as$tance to people in need in war-torn countries and in are of the world struck by natural disasters. : regular and reserve Marines deployed to Saudi tesponse to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The February, I Marine Expeditionary force attacked nst Iraqi defenses during Operation Desert Storm. Marine forc s aboard ship in the Persian Gulf T113 assault. This masterful diversion . raq r iv'isio'ns'. nteWIraq, ang seii .ejjasts 1 tr Afghanistanam Irac'q,WIa' es andtstabilityopd'tiationsuasthese o giggit traris' ' t Ition to . Whiigfi itin againstvthstraliban,in Afgh tMafine i'dep' oyed to Haiti as part'of Operatidht'Unitied Response to assist in earthquake relief efforts, and to Pakistan to assist with flood relief efforts. In 2011, they evacuated Egyptian refugees fleeing Libyan unrest, and then conducted the first wave of air strikes against Qadhafi regime forces as part of a UN. resolution to halt offensive actions against Libyan people. Later that year, Marines deployed to Japan as part of Operation Tomodachi for humanitarian missions following devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. The United States Marine Corps, rich in tradition, world- famed for its battle record, envied for its esprit de corps, and respected for it professionalism, continues to play an important role as the Nations force-in-readiness in preserving the American way of life and protecting our citizens, property and interests abroad.

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r i - .......,..,. RECEIVING W The initial period of Marine Corps Recruit Training is caiied the Receiving Phase, which begins as the new recruits are on the bus en route to Parris Isiand. They are greeted by a drill instructor, who acquaints them with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, to which they are now subject. Disembarking from the bus, they line up on the famous yellow footprints , which is their first formation and learn how to stand at attention. The recruits are given the opportunity to phone their next of kin and inform them of the recruit's safe arrival, then are searched for contraband. The males receive their first military haircut, where they are left essentially bald. Females are instructed in the authorized hairstyling, which allows hair to be short enough to not touch the collar or in a bun. They are issued their Marine Corps clothing and toiletries. 4; The remainder of receiving involves completing paperwork, issuing an M16A4 service rifle, receiving vaccines .;- and medical tests, and storing civilian belongings under the eye of the receiving drill instructors. This takes j approximately three days and ends with the Initial Strength Test tiSTi. The IST is a shortened form of the Physical Fitness Test all Marines must pass every year. The IST is to assess if a recruit is physically fit enough to begin training. To pass, a male recruit must complete at least 2 puIl-ups, 44 crunches in two minutes, and run 1.5 miles in 13 minutes and 30 seconds or less. The female recruits must hold a flexed arm hang thanging on a bar with their arms benti for at least 12 seconds, complete 44 crunches in two minutes, and run 1.5 miles in 15:00 minutes or less. On Friday the recruits meet their permanent Drill Instructors. They also meet their Company Commander, usually a Captain, who orders their Drill Instructors to train them to become Marines and has them recite the Drill Instructor's Creed. At this point recruit training truly begins. Recruits are familiarized with incentive training 3 as one of the consequences of disobedience or failure to perform to a Drill Instructor's expectations. The ir- Drill Instructors physically, psychologically, and mentally challenge the recruits, including yelling at maximum 3 volume and intimidation, to simulate stress of the battlefield and elicit immediate compliance to instructions. The remainder of receiving is made as confusing and disorienting for the recruits as possible, to help distance the recruits from civilian habits and to prepare them for Marine Corps discipline. It is at this point that a recruit must come to terms with the decision he or she has made and develop the true determination needed to make it through the process of becoming a United States Marine. The final moment of truth is offered to those who have been dishonest about their eligibility, such as drug use, judicial y convictions, or other disqualifying conditions. I j E: I i i If s 3 L , i f l x a , L xx 11- gist r: I it i I i F a g; g. W E I $3 I a .24.: j i a a mu t E g4 f s 5? write i r a Q. E d? 'x