Female US Marines march during the recruit graduation ceremony January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, South Carolina....
Marine Corps recruits march during 6-mile hike at the beginning of the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on...
Female US Marines march during the recruit graduation ceremony January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, South Carolina....
Marine Corps Drill Instructors put recruits through upper body exercises called planks during the 54-hour Crucible event January 7, 2011 at the...
Marine Corps recruits march during 6-mile hike at the beginning of the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on...
Marine Corps recruits go through a team problem solving drill during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot...
Marine Corps recruits set a security watch during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island,...
Marine Corps Drill Instructors put recruits through upper body exercises called planks during the 54-hour Crucible event January 7, 2011 at the...
Marine Corps Drill Instructors put recruits through upper body exercises called planks during the 54-hour Crucible event January 7, 2011 at the...
Marine Drill Instructors stand at attention during a recruit graduation ceremony January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island,...
Marine Corps Drill Instructor watches as recruits fight with pugil sticks during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps...
Marine Corps recruits go through a team problem solving drill during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot...
Marine Corps recruits set a security watch during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island,...
Marine Corps recruits perform a team work drill during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris...
Marine Corps recruits climb ropes during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, South...
Marine Corps Drill Instructors put recruits through upper body exercises called planks during the 54-hour Crucible event January 7, 2011 at the...
Marine Corps Drill Instructors put recruits through upper body exercises called planks during the 54-hour Crucible event January 7, 2011 at the...
Marine Corps recruits begin the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, South Carolina. 359...
Marine Corps recruits begin the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, South Carolina. 359...
Marine Corps recruits go through a team problem solving drill during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot...
Marine Corps officer demonstrates where fresh recruits stand when first arriving in front of the Receiving Center January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps...
Marine Corps recruits receive bayonet instruction during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris...
Marine Corps recruits set a security watch during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island,...
Marine Corps recruits fight with pugil sticks which simulate a rifle bayonet and stock during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the...
Lights remain on a statue of the memorial to the US Marine battle of Iwo Jima January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island,...
Newly sworn in US Marines receive the Eagle, Globe and Anchor pin during a dawn ceremony marking their transition from a recruit to a Marine January...
Marine Corps recruit cringes in pain after carrying another Marine during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit...
Marine Corps recruit takes a rest during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, South...
Marine Corps recruits perform a team work drill during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris...
Marine Corps recruits go through a team problem solving drill during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot...
Two US Marine Corps recruits set a security watch during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris...
Marine Corps Drill Instructor, right, directs a Marine recruit after a simulated enemy ambush and rescue of wounded during the 54-hour Crucible...
Marine Corps recruit, James Nichols Roberts lV from Jacksonville, NC performs a team work drill during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011...
Marine Corps recruits perform a team work drill during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris...
Marine Corps recruits line up in formation during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island,...
Marine Drill Instructors hold sabers during a recruit graduation ceremony January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, South...
Marine Corps recruits perform a team work drill during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris...
Marine Corps recruits charge across wet sand while under simulated attack during the 54-hour Crucible endurance exercise January 6, 2011 at the...
Marines raise the American flag during a dawn ceremony for new Marines after ending the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 8, 2011 at the Marine Corps...
Marine Corps recruits fight with pugil sticks which simulate a rifle bayonet and stock during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 7, 2011 at the...
Marine Corps Drill Instructor salutes during a dawn ceremony for new Marines after a 9-mile hike ending the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 8, 2011...
Marine Corps recruits pull a "wounded" Marine across wet sand while under simulated attack during the 54-hour Crucible endurance exercise January 6,...
Marine Corps recruits pull a "wounded" Marine across wet sand while under simulated attack during the 54-hour Crucible endurance exercise January 6,...
Newly sworn in US Marines board a bus January 8, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, South Carolina. Marine boot camp is a...
Marines in dress uniforms raise the American flag during the Morning Colors presentation before the Marine recruit graduation ceremony begins January...
Marine Corps recruits crawl across wet sand while under simulated fire during the 54-hour Crucible endurance exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine...
Marine Corps recruits perform a team work drill during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris...
Marine Corps recruits perform a simulated attack during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris...
Marine Corps recruits perform a simulated attack during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris...
Marine Drill Instructor, right, goes over core values as part of a case study with Marine recruits during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6,...
Marine Corps Corporal Russel Midori stands with the battalion's english bulldog, Hummer, in a parking lot January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit...
Marine Corps Drill Instructors trains recruits in proper patrolling techniques during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine...
Marines graduating at the top of their platoons stand at attention during the recruit graduation ceremony January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit...
Marines in dress uniforms raise the American flag during the Morning Colors presentation before the Marine recruit graduation ceremony begins January...
Marine Corps recruits pull a "wounded" Marine across wet sand while under simulated attack during the 54-hour Crucible endurance exercise January 6,...
Marine Corps recruits listen to their Drill Instructor speak about Core Values and their responsibilities to fellow Marines during the 54-hour...
Marine Corps Drill Instructors demonstrate proper patrolling techniques during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at the Marine Corps...
Marine Corps recruits pull a "wounded" Marine across wet sand while under simulated attack during the 54-hour Crucible exercise January 6, 2011 at...
Parents and US Marine veterans, center, attend the Morning Colors presentation before the recruit graduation ceremony January 7, 2011 at the Marine...
Marine Drill Instructors march off with their platoon's guideons during the recruit graduation ceremony January 7, 2011 at the Marine Corps Recruit...
