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Private First Class Nasier I. Taylor completed Marine Corps recruit training as the platoon honor graduate of Platoon 1024, Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, April 05, 2019. Taylor was recruited by Gunnery Sergeant Ray C. Littles from Recruiting Substation North Charleston. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jack A. E. Rigsby)

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Blythwood, South Carolina native graduates Marine Corps recruit training with honors

5 Apr 2019 | Cpl Jack A. E. Rigsby 6th Marine Corps District

MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – A native of Blythwood, South Carolina, graduated from Marine Corps recruit training here as a platoon honor graduate of Platoon 1024, Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, April 05, 2019.

Pfc. Nasier I. Taylor earned this distinction over 13 weeks of training by outperforming 36 other recruits during a series of training events designed to test recruits’ basic Marine Corps skills.

These training events covered customs and courtesies, drill and ceremonies, marksmanship, physical fitness, military history, and a variety of other subjects.

“My favorite part of recruit training is the strong bond that I’ve made with all of my fellow Marines,” said Taylor, an alumnus of the Citadel.

After enjoying the 10 days of leave allotted to graduates of recruit training, Taylor will continue to build foundational Marine Corps skills at the School of Infantry, Camp Geiger, North Carolina.


6th Marine Corps District