Stokes said that the commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, issued guidance earlier this year that said the combat instructor role would once again be a special duty assignment.. Combat ...

Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Michael R. Smalls, Platoon 3037, India Company, ... Marines may also re-up in their MOS and receive a re-enlistment bonus on top of the special duty pay.

During Marine Corps basic training, you must never refer to your M16 as a gun. Doing so will result in a massive tirade from your drill instructor. MarineCorps M16s are always called your weapon ...

On Wednesday, Dec. 16, three women made Marine Corps history by becoming the first females to graduate from a gender-integrated drill instructor course at the 100-year-old Marine Corps Recruit Depo… ...

Sgt. Kadeem Walker, drill instructor for recruit receiving, glares at Rct. Jeremy Reuis, 24, of Platoon 2065, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, as the new arrivals receive some of their ...

The Marine Corps has made the combat instructor job a special duty assignment once more, effectively allowing those instructors to sidestep the sometimes-dreaded recruiter or drill instructor jobs ...

On Wednesday, Dec. 16, three women made Marine Corps history by becoming the first females to graduate from a gender-integrated drill instructor course at the 100-year-old Marine Corps Recruit Depo… ...

An academic report is recommending the U.S. Marine Corps get rid of "gender-specific salutations" for drill instructors. The report, commissioned in 2020 by the Corps from the University of ...