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A drill instructor stands in front of people in camouflage uniforms outside, with another instructor and people in stands in the background.

Forging Discipline

A Marine Corps drill instructor assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, conducts final drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C, April 18, 2026.

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