Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
Parris Island, South Carolina
Type	Military base
Site information
Owner	United States
Controlled by	United States Marine Corps
Website	mcrdpi.marines.mil
Site history
Built	1861
In use	1915–present
Garrison information
Current commander	Brigadier General Walker M. Field[1]
Past commanders	Brigadier General James F. Glynn Brigadier General Lori Reynolds
Garrison	Recruit Training Regiment (1st–4th Battalions) Support Battalion Headquarters & Service Battalion Weapons & Field Training Battalion 6th Marine Corps District
Parris Island Drydock and Commanding Generals House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	32°20′21.7″N 80°41′23.8″W / 32.339361°N 80.689944°W / 32.339361; -80.689944
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
NRHP reference No.	78002492[2]
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1978

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (often abbreviated as MCRD PI) is an 8,095-acre (32.76 km²) military installation located within Port Royal, South Carolina, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Beaufort, the community that is typically associated with the installation. MCRD Parris Island is used for United States Marine Corps Recruit Training of enlisted United States Marines. Recruits living east of the Mississippi River report there to receive initial training. Recruits living west of the Mississippi River receive training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, but may train at MCRD Parris Island by special request.