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Nine Marines raise their right hands while facing a fellow Marine with their hand raised in a parking lot.

Climbing the Ranks

Marine Corps Col. Anthony P. Bariletti, commanding officer of the recruit training regiment, administers the oath of enlistment to drill instructors at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 6, 2026. The instructors were promoted as part of a regiment-wide meritorious ceremony.

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