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Two Marine recruits wearing head and body protection spar with pugil sticks as other Marine recruits stand or kneel and watch in a dirt area under a large awning outdoors.

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Marine Corps recruits perform self-defense training with pugil sticks at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 25, 2025.

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