The Marines will now have five water survival qualification levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient, and Advanced.

Beginning Oct. 1, Marines will qualify under five water survival levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient and Advanced.

New guidance, effective Oct. 1, 2026, will require U.S. Marines to meet tougher swimming qualification standards. “The changes are designed to be progressive, requiring an increase in both swimming ...

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - The first female Marine Corps general in charge of its tough-as-nails basic training site on Parris Island says she's confident women in the Corps will be able to handle combat.

Readstown’s Brendon Mabb had listened to his cousin tell him stories of how difficult U.S. Marine basic training had been. “I had it built up in my head,” Pvt. Mabb said, Monday, in Vernon County on ...

Marine Corps Pvt. William J. Ammen, son of Patricia Ammen of Roanoke, Va. and Reid W. Ammen, of Roanoke, Va., earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine ...