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A Marine stands in the center of a field with a red flag as recruits kneel around them under a bright, cloudy sky.

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Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Elijah Freeman, the follow series chief drill instructor assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, gives commands to recruits during an incentive training session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 18, 2026. Drill instructors administer incentive training to correct deficiencies and increase discipline.

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