Parris Island

[ par-is ]

noun

1. a U.S. Marine Corps base, recruit depot, and training station in SE South Carolina, SW of Beaufort and S of Port Royal Island.

Example Sentences

“We have established a tried-and-true manner by which we train Marines that proves effective in transforming young Americans,” he said in a recent interview at Parris Island.

From Washington Times

And when she got to Parris Island, “the first class I got was how to do my hair. We’re training to be the most lethal force and the first thing you learn is how to do my hair.”

From Washington Times

This summer - nearly eight years after the defense secretary at the time, Ash Carter, ordered all combat jobs open to women - the Marine Corps formally deactivated the 4th Marine Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island.

From Washington Times

“We have established a tried-and-true manner by which we train Marines that proves effective in transforming young Americans,” he said in a recent interview at Parris Island.

From Seattle Times

And when she got to Parris Island, “the first class I got was how to do my hair. We’re training to be the most lethal force and the first thing you learn is how to do my hair.”

From Seattle Times