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Video by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren
Behind the Scenes: Crucible Combat Training Course – April 7, 2017
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island
April 7, 2017 | 0:52
Watch Rct. Samantha R. Grimes, Platoon 4012, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, as she works her way through a combat training course during the Crucible April 7, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The Crucible is recruit training’s 54-hour culminating event where recruits are assessed on their perseverance and teamwork. Grimes, 18, from Lyndonville, Vt., is scheduled to graduate April 14, 2017. (Video by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren)
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Combat Development & Integration