{"id":22823,"date":"2020-04-01T12:51:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T12:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/01\/this-is-what-marine-boot-camp-looks-like-during-a-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:40:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:40:47","slug":"this-is-what-marine-boot-camp-looks-like-during-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/04\/01\/this-is-what-marine-boot-camp-looks-like-during-a-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"This is what Marine boot camp looks like during a pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

COVID-19<\/a> continues to spread around the globe but recruits about the recruit depots in San Diego, California, and Parris Island, South Carolina, are still getting yelled at by their drill instructors on the daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changes, however, have been made, safety precautions implemented and Parris Island has even temporarily halted incoming recruits following an increase in COVID-19 cases among drill instructors and recruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capt. Bryan McDonnell did not confirm the current number of COVID-19 cases aboard Parris Island citing recent Defense Department operational security guidance, but he acknowledged cases were higher than the four Marines previously reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\t