U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Richard Macas, a drill instructor with Delta Company 1st Recruit
Training Battalion, motivates a recruit, August 15, 2024, during the Crucible on Marine Corps
Recruit Depot Parris Island. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event in which the previous
11 weeks of training are put to the test. Lance Cpl. Jordy Morales/USMC
