Building Corps Confidence

Department of Defense | Nov. 15, 2022

By Press Operations

Recruits assigned to Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, recently maneuvered through the confidence course, a series of obstacles that challenge recruits both physically and mentally, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C.

Recruits usually take on the confidence course during the 12th day of recruit training. They must negotiate 15 obstacles that include clambering up and over a two-story log ladder, sprinting to and jumping over a 6-foot wooden structure, climbing a tower using only a rope and tackling various water obstacles.

Two Marine Corps recruits balance on ropes all seen in silhouette.
Two Marine Corps recruits balance it on ropes.
A Marine Corps recruit climbs a wood and metal ladder obstacle.
Confidence Climb: A Marine Corps recruit maneuvers through an obstacle on the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 20, 2022.
A Marine Corps recruit leading a line of others shouts a call while holding a training rifle.
Confidence Call: Marine Corps recruits maneuver through obstacles on the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 20, 2022. Photo By: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trent A. Henry
A Marine Corps recruit grimaces while attempting to climb over a high wooden beam.
A Marine Corps recruit maneuvers through an obstacle on the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 20, 2022. The confidence course consists of various obstacles that challenge recruits physically and mentally.
A Marine recruit shouts as she practices martial arts.Marine Corps recruits execute martial arts techniques during a confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 20, 2022.
Two Marine Corps recruits balance with arms out while on an obstacle beam.
Two Marine corps recruits maneuver through an obstacle on the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 20, 2022.
A Marine Corps recruit adjusts the stance of another recruit while others practice in the background.
A Marine Corps recruit adjusts the stance of another recruit while others practice in the background.
Two Marine Corps recruits balance with feet off the ground on an inclined beam obstacle.
Two Marine Corps recruits balance with feet off the ground on an inclined beam obstacle.

 

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