Taking on the Crucible 

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible on July 24, 2023, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Following a culminating 15-kilometer hike to the parade deck, recruits are given their Eagle, Globe and Anchor and officially become United States Marines. Photos by Lance Cpl. Ava Alegria/USMC

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