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Rct. Dylan Thorington, Platoon 1073, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, uses a pack as a floatation device during the basic water survival qualification Aug. 12, 2013, at the recruit training pool on Parris Island, S.C. The qualification, which is a graduation requirement, includes swimming 25 meters, treading water for four minutes, swimming with combat gear and jumping into water from a 10-foot tower. Thorington, a 19-year-old native of Orlando, Fla., 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: | 1000109 |
| VIRIN: | 130812-M-PG802-175 |
| Resolution: | 2592x3888 |
| Size: | 2.37 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | ORLANDO, FLORIDA, US |
| Web Views: | 334 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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Photo Gallery: Marine recruits swim through training
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