{"id":27987,"date":"2015-10-15T15:17:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T15:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/10\/15\/parris-island-celebrates-100-years\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:55:26","slug":"parris-island-celebrates-100-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2015\/10\/15\/parris-island-celebrates-100-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Parris Island celebrates 100 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cradle of the Corps is turning 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nov. 1 marks a century since Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island first started churning out Marines, and the depot in Port Royal, South Carolina, is celebrating tomorrow with a flyover of approximately 600 new graduates of &#8220;Centennial&#8221; Charlie and Oscar companies and a speech by the Corps&#8217; new commandant, Gen. 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Greg Thomas,\u00a0Parris Island&#8217;s chief\u00a0of\u00a0public affairs, said.\u00a0&#8220;These core values are timeless and serve as the foundation upon which we build physically fit and ethically sound warriors.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 19,000 recruits \u2014 male recruits east of the Mississippi and all of the nation&#8217;s female recruits \u2014 arrive each year to stand on the yellow footprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over a 12-week boot camp under the attentive supervision of drill instructors, they take part in a variety of activities designed to transform them from civilians into United States Marines, including bayonet and rifle training, martial arts, a confidence-boosting obstacle course, and the infamous 54-hour final field test known as the &#8220;Crucible,&#8221; as detailed in this Marine Corps informational <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.com\/becoming-a-marine\/recruit-training\/-\/twelve-weeks\">slideshow<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635805038298436026-8654792719-0c0bb5bf9b-ojpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635805038298436026-8654792719-0c0bb5bf9b-ojpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635805038298436026-8654792719-0c0bb5bf9b-ojpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635805038298436026-8654792719-0c0bb5bf9b-ojpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635805038298436026-8654792719-0c0bb5bf9b-ojpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635805038298436026-8654792719-0c0bb5bf9b-ojpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sgt. Justin Glenn Burnside motivates a recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Burnside, originally a signal intelligence specialist from Bristol Fla., is one of about 600 drill instructors who shape the approximately 20,000 recruits through Parris Island annually into United States Marines. This handful of dedicated DIs is entrusted with sustaining a more than 237-year legacy.\r\r(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Bessey)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>A drill instructor motivates a recruit at Parris Island.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Lance Cpl. 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