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Sgt. Ryan Coil, a Marine combat instructor of water survival at the recruit training pool on Parris Island, S.C., guides a recruit of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, off the 10-foot tower during the basic water survival qualification Aug. 12, 2013. This part of the evaluation simulated abandoning a ship and swimming to safety. Coil is a 25-year-old native of Auxvasse, Mo. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 11, 2013. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill)
| Date Taken: | 08.12.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 08.21.2013 14:22 |
| Photo ID: | 1000104 |
| VIRIN: | 130812-M-PG802-113 |
| Resolution: | 3888x2592 |
| Size: | 1.55 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | AUXVASSE, MISSOURI, US |
| Web Views: | 359 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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Photo Gallery: Marine recruits swim through training
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