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Latest "the Crucible" stories
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Parris Island drill instructor charged in 2021 death of Marine recruit
The charges against Staff Sgt. Steven T. Smiley include one count of negligent homicide.
Extreme heat led to Marine’s ‘likely avoidable’ death during ‘the Crucible’
The investigation outlines how Pfc. Dalton Beals’ unnamed drill instructor largely was at fault for intensifying training, and that even prior to the Crucible recruits were not comfortable bringing problems forward.
Frontline Photos: Sept. 12, 2021
Remembrance at the Pentagon, sailors over Sicily, Lightnings in Toronto and more in this weeks Frontline Photos.
For the first time, women become Marines at San Diego recruit depot
They will officially graduate from boot camp on May 6.
By Philip Athey
Marines may move the Crucible earlier in boot camp
If changed, Marines would have more time at boot camp following the Crucible.
By Jeff Schogol