Until the Civil War, plantation life flourished here. Marines were first stationed on Parris Island in 1891, in the form of a small security detachment headed by First Sergeant Richard Donovan. Prior to 1929, all transportation to and from the island was by ferry from Port Royal docks to the Recruit Depot docks. In that year the causeway and a bridge over Archer's Creek were completed, thus ending the water transportation era. The 4th Recruit Training Battalion is the only battalion in the Corps to train female recruits.
Marines are different.
When most people try to sum up the ideal of the Marine Corps they often use the word ethos. Ethos are the characteristics, attitude or values of a group that sets it apart from others. This is unique from any other branch of the military. Marines often refer to each other as brother and sister. Marines have a worldwide reputation for being hard, courageous leaders and simply gifted.