Marine big sister welcomes brother into Corps at boot camp

A Marine corporal from a family of Marines welcomed her brother into the Corps during a ceremony after the final test of boot camp, a moment caught on video by their father, a Marine veteran. The images capture the emotional moment Cpl. Taylor Hairfield stepped into a ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island to present her brother, Kevin Christensen, with her own Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, or EGA, after his boot camp class had completed the grueling Crucible.

For all Marine recruits, completing the Crucible is the final step of recruit training and the moment when they know they can call themselves a Marine. Christensen is now the 7th in his family to reach that moment.

@papthegamer This morning my daughter, a USMC Corporal, presented her boot camp EGA to her little brother as he completed his Crucible at boot camp. She has been a rockstar big sister and is a rockstar Marine. Shes headed to Japan in 45 days. This was so cool as a father and Marine myself. #usmc #bootcamp #parrisisland #semperfi #bigsister #littlebrother #america #usa #dad #father #special #moment #proud #iloveyou #newmarine #Marines #ega #crucible #lima #thirdbattalion #3bnLCo #leadership #siblings @Taylor Hairfield (Christensen) @Kevin D Christensen ♬ original sound - PapTheGamer