Parris Island: The Cradle of the Corps: A History of the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina 1562-2015

Here for the first time author and former Parris Island drill-instructor Eugene Alvarez records the training and tough physical and mental challenges that have helped to churn thousands of Marines out of Parris Island South Carolina for nearly a century. Drawn from first-hand accounts of recruits themselves the memories and recollections in these pages are humorous sad profane and enlightening--describing a training program that on first encounter often appears insane. But the results are clear: a disciplined Marine with a proud history that he or she carries proudly in peace time or war.