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Rct. Rachel Kinnell, Platoon 4033, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, fires her rifle at a target 300 yards away Aug. 28, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits such as Kinnell, an 18-year-old native of Carlsbad, Calif., fired approximately 500 bullets during her week on the range. Rifle qualification is a graduation requirement as well as an annual training requirement for Marines. November Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 4, 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 Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill)
| Date Taken: | 08.28.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 08.30.2013 09:59 |
| Photo ID: | 1006951 |
| VIRIN: | 130828-M-PG802-057 |
| Resolution: | 2592x3888 |
| Size: | 1.48 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 313 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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Photo Gallery: Marine recruits qualify on Parris Island rifle range
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