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Building Corps Confidence

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.

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.
Photo By: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake A. Gonter
VIRIN: 221020-M-LP807-2005M
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
VIRIN: 221020-M-FP389-2143M
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.

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Watch recruits overcome the confidence course:

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