The Crucible

For 54 straight hours, recruits’ endurance, teamwork and skills will be pushed to the limit. Through perseverance and courage, they will finish as platoons and earn the title Marine. 
 
During The Crucible, recruits face: 
 
• Obstacles that must be negotiated as a team 
• Day and nighttime marches 
• Night infiltration movement 
• Combat resupply and casualty evacuation scenarios 
• Combat field firing as a team 
• Minimal food and sleep, simulating combat 
• Leadership tests 
• Core values training