Until 2019, the 4th Recruit Training Battalion was the sole training unit for female Marine recruits. The delay comes in part because of the news that one medical examiner had determined the Marine recruit died of heart issues rather than overheating. Pfc. Noah Evans, 21, died Tuesday at Parris Island, South Carolina. The submarine was built in hopes of winning a competition for a U.S. Navy contract, according to a website dedicated to preserving naval history. A woman received a nearly six-year federal prison sentence for using stolen information to pose as a sick Marine and commit a “massive fraud scheme." The Corps needs to examine how quality of life on base, including not only barracks but also other kinds of housing and health care, affects retention. Parris Island, South Carolina, one of the oldest posts in the Corps, was designated for Marine recruit training in 1915. The species have recovered after feral goats were removed from the island in the 1990's. The U.S. government has used the property since the 1960s but in 2007 the Air Force decided it didn't need it anymore and began preparing to return it. The second-oldest post in the Corps is especially vulnerable to climate change, scientists say. Load More