Preparing for U.S. Marine Corps boot camp requires a physical fitness level above and beyond that of other regular service branches. The longer running distance and pull-ups alone are the events ...

Marines Scout Snipers and sailors participate in several live-fire exercises July 21-22 at Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Lance Cpl. Ryan Young/ U.S. Marine Corps) The Marine Corps’ decision to eliminate ...

The United States Marine Corps disbanded its elite and historic ... of an M40 bolt-action sniper rifle during a weapon zeroing at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Sept. 3, 2015.

And so they [the Marines] let me go to the boot camp," said Williams. Similarly, on comedian Marc Maron's podcast last year, Williams said, "And then I attempt to join the Marine Corps ...

But after making it through the Corps’ grueling boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., on Sept. 1, he is standing tall. Laprade said his stature helped galvanize fellow recruits during 13 weeks of ...