Platoon 349 Parris Island

Platoon 349, Parris Island, is one of the many recruit training platoons formed at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Known for its rigorous training regimen, Platoon 349 has produced generations of United States Marines since the depot’s establishment in 1915. Recruits in this platoon undergo intense physical conditioning, marksmanship instruction, and lessons in Marine Corps values and traditions. Graduates of Platoon 349 have gone on to serve with distinction in various conflicts and peacekeeping missions around the world, exemplifying the discipline and esprit de corps instilled at Parris Island.