Members of a platoon of female U.S. Marine Corps recruits gear up before training in hand-to-hand combat at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C., in 2023. (Stephen B. Morton/AP) ...

Lisa Taylor suffered through boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island 35 years ago. She did so in the Fourth Recruit Training Battalion, which for decades only trained women. On Thursday, ...

QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — Three Marine Corps drill instructors accused of failing to obey orders and mistreating recruits at boot camp in Parris Island will go on trial this spring. Staff Sgt. Matthew ...

This story explains how Parris Island could fully gender-integrate its base. To understand what the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act means for the base, read our coverage here, published in ...

For 70 years, women arriving at Marine Corps boot camp have learned to fire rifles, slide down ropes, and sprint through obstacle courses while separated from male counterparts. But now, for the first ...

(PARRIS ISLAND, S.C.) — For the first time in its history, the Marine Corps will integrate female and male platoons during boot camp. Unlike the other services, the Marine Corps has not fully ...

Before they train US Marine recruits, drill instructors must graduate from Drill Instructor School. Insider spent three days at Drill Instructor School in Parris Island, SC. The training lasts 11 ...