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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits battle during bayonet training on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    08.21.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, rush to put on equipment before pugil stick training Aug. 21, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits fight with pugil sticks, which represent rifles with attached bayonets, to simulate a close encounter with an enemy. The training is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which contributes to the mental, physical and character development of recruits and Marines alike. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 1, 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 of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2013
    Date Posted: 08.29.2013 16:29
    Photo ID: 1006048
    VIRIN: 130821-M-FS592-187
    Resolution: 3456x2304
    Size: 2.63 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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