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QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — Two Marine Corps recruits testified Thursday that they were called names, forced to do calisthenics in a dusty building and made to help a drill instructor with his homework while they went through boot camp at Parris Island. The testimony came at a preliminary hearing for Staff Sgt. Antonio Burke, a former drill instructor who is accused of cruelty and mistreatment. Burke is one of four Marines facing military judicial proceedings this week at Quantico Marine Corps Base following an investigation into possible hazing of recruits during boot camp. The Marine Corps launched the probe after the March 18 death of recruit Raheel Siddiqui, 20, of Taylor, Michigan, who fell several stories in a barracks stairwell following an altercation with an unidentified drill instructor. The Marines facing charges this week are not connected to Siddiqui's death. One Marine recruit testified that he passed out several times during training, though he said he also suffered from a heart condition. Another recruit said Burke confiscated photos of his sister and made the recruit place a phone call on Burke's behalf after Burke expressed a romantic interest in her. Thursday's hearing at Quantico Marine Corps base is an Article 32 hearing, similar to a grand jury proceeding in civilian court. The hearing should determine whether the Marine will face a court-martial.

Recruits testify at hearing in Marine recruits hazing probe