Parris Island

American  

[par-is] / ˈpær ɪs /

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.

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Example Sentences

Parris Island’s staff, perversely enough, represents the exact opposite of Barbara’s parenting style.

From Salon

Soon, the two young men and other recruits find themselves on a bus bound for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, which Cam mistakenly pictures as a camping excursion.

From Salon

But the message of “Boots” is that while Cameron Cope is forced to hide much of who he is as a Marine recruit, he only comes into his fully realized self through the hardships of boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., circa 1990.

From The Wall Street Journal

Laid across this ostinato are various storylines involving recruits working out the issues that have brought them to this Parris Island of Misfit Boys.

From Los Angeles 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