04/17/2026
Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, take notes during a presentation of the Crucible’s five-paragraph order on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 14, 2026.
Recruits are made to study the five-paragraph order to prepare them for events during the crucible.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jordy Morales