Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on Thursday, March 21, 2024. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event in which the previous 11 weeks of training are put to the test. Pfc. Ayden Cassano/USMC
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