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A Drill Instructor's Final Cycle - SSgt Taykowski

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island

Sept. 3, 2025 | 2:15

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan Taykowski, a former senior drill instructor with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, speaks about his time as a drill instructor as he completes his last recruit training cycle at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 3, 2025. Standard drill instructor tours last three years and are one of the special duty assignments that enlisted Marines are typically required to complete at some point in their careers. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Brendan Custer)