2ND RECRUIT TRAINING BATTALION SECOND TO NONE

( GOT COIN DURING RECRUIT TRAINING ON MCRD PI IN 2021 ) TEXT FEATURED OF PIECE: FRONT: 2ND RECRUIT TRAINING BATTALION SECOND TO NONE BACK: MCRD PI BRIEF INFORMATION / HISTORY: THE SECOND RECRUIT TRAINING BATTALION AT MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT (MCRD) PARRIS ISLAND IS COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMING RECRUITS INTO BASICALLY TRAINED MARINES. THE BATTALION COMPRISES FOUR COMPANIES: ECHO, FOX, GOLF, AND HOTEL, EACH CONTAINING AN AVERAGE OF SIX PLATOONS WITH 60 TO 80 RECRUITS PER PLATOON. THE TRAINING PROGRAM FOCUSES ON INSTILLING THE MENTAL, MORAL, AND PHYSICAL FOUNDATIONS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL SERVICE TO CORPS AND COUNTRY. ADOPTING THE MOTTO “SECOND TO NONE,” THE BATTALION ENSURES RECRUITS COMPLETE REQUIRED EVENTS AND MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF RECRUIT TRAINING. THIS THOROUGH INDOCTRINATION IN ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY, CUSTOMS, AND TRADITIONS PREPARES MARINES TO UPHOLD THE HIGH STANDARDS OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.