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Gunnery Sgt. Julio Mercedes, senior drill instructor of Platoon 1070, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, checks to make sure his recruits are aligned Sept. 4, 2013, during their final drill evaluation at the main parade deck on Parris Island, S.C. Four drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, graded Mercedes, a 36-year-old native of the Bronx, N.Y., on his appearance and ability to command. Delta Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 13, 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: | 09.04.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 09.05.2013 16:38 |
| Photo ID: | 1010755 |
| VIRIN: | 130904-M-PG802-070 |
| Resolution: | 3888x2592 |
| Size: | 2.13 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | BRONX, NEW YORK, US |
| Web Views: | 207 |
| Downloads: | 12 |
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