Muslim recruit’s 2016 death the focal point of new TV series on Parris Island’s systemic hazing Siddiqui, 20, died during boot camp in March 2016. (Family photo via DFP) Marine recruit Raheel Siddiqui died in 2016 after falling 40 feet from a barracks stairwell at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. A military investigation into the death of the 20-year-old from Taylor, Michigan, determined that Siddiqui died after throwing himself from the platform, an incident that reportedly unfolded in the immediate aftermath of an abusive altercation with Marine drill instructor Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix, who was convicted in 2017 of abusing recruits and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Marine Recruit s Boot Camp Death Could Become a TV Series on Hazing
Raheel Siddiqui poses in front of flags for the different branches of the U.S. military. (Photo via Facebook)
8 Feb 2021
An entertainment studio has reportedly acquired the rights of a 2017 story from The New York Times Magazine that details the life and hazing death of a 20-year-old Marine recruit.
The Los Angeles-based 101 Studios acquired the article about Marine Corps Recruit Raheel Siddiqui, entertainment news site Deadline reported last week. The article will be used as source material for a scripted limited series produced by 101 Studios, according to the outlet.
PARRIS ISLAND, SC
Seventy seven years ago, the statue known as ‘Molly Marine’ was originally commissioned by Marine Technical Sgt. Charles Gresham, a recruiter, in hopes to increase enlistment of females into the military during World War II. At that time, American service men needed to be out in battle. Women were beginning to join and take over their jobs on the home front to “free a man to fight”.
Molly Marine was the first statue of a woman in uniform, and it was erected on Nov. 10, 1943 in New Orleans, La. This was the year the womens’ reserve was activated as well as the 168th Marine Corps’ birthday.
Female DIs Who Served at Marines All-Male Boot Camp Say They Were Brought Out for VIP Visits, But Limited in Training Recruits
Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, climb ropes during Obstacle Course II at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 8, 2015. (Angelica I. Annastas/U.S. Marine Corps)
11 Jan 2021
The Marine Corps hit a big milestone last month when three women completed drill instructor school at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, which has historically trained only men. In February, the women will lead a platoon of female recruits there another historic moment for the 100-year-old base.