“This will be the hardest three months of my life.” Every Marine remembers the first day they met their drill instructors. (Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego video production) | U.S. Marine Corps

How hard can you push yourself? U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, participate in a physical fitness test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 31, 2023. The PFT is ran during recruit training as an evaluation of stamina and physical conditioning, they conduct pull-ups, a 3-minute and 45 second plank and a 3-mile run. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Francisco Angel) | Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego

Drill Instructors Welcome Educators from Midwest Marines U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors from the Recruit Training Regiment welcomed educators from the recruiting stations in Marine Corps Recruiting Station Milwaukee, RS Oklahoma City Marines, and Marine Corps Recruiting Station Twin Cities to Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, as part of the Educators Workshop, June 18, 2024. Participants of the workshop visited MCRD San Diego to observe recruit training and gain a better