Here are some pix of my oldest son Andy and others of his company (Kilo) at Parris Island last week Monday.

Here’s who greeted him and his fellow recruits on the bus (most of the following text is from the USMC Parris Island Facebook page):

Staff Sgt. Daron King, a receiving senior drill instructor, surveys the newest recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, before ordering them off the bus and onto the yellow footprints Jan. 14. Recruits were quickly ordered off the bus before King detailed what would be expected of them during training.

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, stand outside the silver doors of the receiving building that mark the beginning of their transformation into Marines on Jan. 14 on Parris Island, S.C. These young men are considered recruits after walking through the doors. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate April 12.

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, stand on the yellow footprints Jan. 14, waiting for the next command from a drill instructor after arriving on Parris Island, S.C. Many recruits will remember which pair of footprints they stood on for the rest of their lives. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate April 12

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, stand outside the silver doors of the receiving building that mark the beginning of their transformation into Marines on Jan. 14 on Parris Island, S.C. These young men are considered recruits after walking through the doors.

(Dan:) Once off the bus they made a phone call; this recruit wasn’t looking straight ahead and quickly learned that during the next three months he will only look and move where he’s told:

Then it’s off for a $4 haircut: