Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, fight with pugil sticks during the Crucible on Parris Island, S.C. Jan. 31, 2020.This training is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which helps to create the warrior ethos by utilizing armed and unarmed techniques from various styles of martial arts.
(U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley)