A monster alligator named Fred — after the star of the old TV sitcom “The Munsters” — is a celebrity himself at a golf course on Parris Island, home of one of the toughest military ...

the service sent 1,471 female recruits to train at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, and 1,484 women to MCRD San Diego, California, a boot camp formerly closed to women.

She chose the latter. “I feel like San Diego pushes you more physically while Parris Island tries to push you more mentally,” she said. While MCRD San Diego is near the city’s airport and ...

A screen capture of a gofundme.com campaign page for MCRD Parris Island drill instructor Angel Acosta who was found dead in an apartment on Wed., Sept. 20, 2023 on Lady’s Island. gofundme.com ...

ATLANTA — The Marine Corps has removed the top leaders of its regiment that trains recruits at Parris Island, according to officials at the South Carolina base. Col. Bradley Ward, who had ...

died in September 2021 after falling from a balcony. MCRD Parris Island officials said his death appeared to be a suicide. And Pfc. Brandon Barnish, 26, of Evans, Ga., was found dead at the ...

Pfc. Noah Evans, 21, of Decatur, Ga., died Tuesday at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, the Marine Corps said in a statement on Wednesday. Evans had been assigned to Mike Company ...

Despite policies in place to alter uniforms and gear when temperatures rise, Beals’ drill instructor, identified by MCRD Parris Island officials as Staff Sgt. Steven Smiley, instead intensified ...

If passed, the Parris Island Protection Act would prohibit the use of federal funds to close or plan the closure of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island. Since 1915, the Marine Corps ...