USMC recruit was slapped, called 'terrorist' by drill instructors before killing self
In the wake of the recruit's death, up to 20 Marines at the depot could face administrative action
September 14, 2016
USMC recruit was slapped, called 'terrorist' by drill instructors before killing self
New Marines of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, run under the iconic “We Make Marines” sign during a motivational run through the streets of Parris Island, S.C., on March 10, 2016. Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert
By Wade Livingston
The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, S.C.)
Five days before his fatal three-story plunge, Raheel Siddiqui told personnel at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island he planned to jump to his death.
On the morning of March 13, Siddiqui, a Marine recruit, told someone in his platoon he wanted to kill himself, according to a Marine Corps official close the death investigation who spoke on background Tuesday afternoon.
When asked how he would kill himself, Siddiqui said he would "jump out of the squad bay window" and, if necessary, "cut the screen window" before doing so, the official said.
https://www.military1.com/misconduct-internal-affairs/article/1635822014-usmc-recruit-was-slapped-called-terrorist-by-drill-instructors-before-killing-self/
