What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

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The Marine Corps Recruiting Depot Parris Island, which annually produces about 20 thousand new Marines, was opened in 1915. The 12-week training program is rightly considered one of the most difficult for recruits of the US Armed Forces. After all, the legendary instructors of Parris Island (known primarily for their cruelty) are trying their best to make sure that every second of the recruits' time is used for its intended purpose.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train
What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

The main road leading to Parris Island.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

There are gorgeous views along the way.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

If suddenly one of the recruits decides not to run along the main road, there are vast swamps teeming with hungry alligators around.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

The first thing recruits do when they get off the bus is line up on the famous yellow tracks.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Relatives can attend the graduation ceremony.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

This is what the barracks looks like.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

There are three "decks" in it, on each of which a training platoon with 60-85 recruits lives.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

The back door through which the recruits go outside. The front door is for instructors only.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Each recruit has a drawer for storing hygiene items and personal belongings.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

The whole life of a rookie is in this box.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

All available space is used in the barracks.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Graduation is coming soon, and the conscripts are already preparing clothes for departure.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Uniforms are neatly stored on hangers.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Folded towels hang on the headboards of the beds.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

It is also necessary to make the beds uniformly.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

6 inches of the top sheet with a blanket should be folded, leaving 12 inches of the sheet and forming exactly "18 inches of white" at the headboard.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

The height of the second tier of beds.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Recruits sleep with their heads in a staggered order to avoid the rapid spread of diseases in the platoon — during grueling training, someone always gets sick.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Throughout the course, recruits learn the rules of the Marine Corps as part of a comprehensive indoctrination program.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

They will have to take a written exam.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

In the front part of the deck there is a small "gym".

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

To the left of the gym is the instructors' room.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Recruits who want to turn to instructors should stand on these tracks and slap on the handprint.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

If suddenly someone forgets, there is also an instruction hanging there.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

It looks something like this.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

On the right side there is a huge room for toilets and showers.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

The instructions above explain that the color of urine indicates the hydration of the body.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Soap and hand sanitizers are in strict order. Where about 80 people live together, great attention is paid to hygiene.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

By the way, there are no doors in the toilets so that the recruits could not hide from the instructors.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

And again a poster with useful information for recruits.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Toilet paper and cleaning agent should also be in a strictly designated place for them.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

And in one of the booths there are scales.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Shower room.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Memos with commands during drill are posted near the instructors' room.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

Inside the barracks.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

From the windows of the barracks, recruits can admire exactly the same barracks and the laundry building.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

One of the elements of training.

What the barracks look like, where the US Marines live and train

This is what every day of a recruit in the Marine Corps looks like.

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