USMC 110727: "Striving for Excellence"

Item Description
Title
USMC 110727: "Striving for Excellence"

Citation information
USMC 110727: "Striving for Excellence". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3692/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110727

Decade
1980

Description
Female recruit training at Parris Island. Includes interviews with recruits and drill instructors, and provides an overview of training activities. Ends with graduation ceremony. Similar to male recruit film, "Take up the Challenge and Earn the Pride."

Location(s)
Parris Island (S.C.); Marine Corps Recruit Depot (Parris Island, S.C.)

Camera crew
J. Walter Thompson.

Genre
Public relations

Film date (note)
Filmed in the early 1980s.

Battalion
4th Battalion


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
700

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
05/10/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
22:19

Digital file type
video/H264