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Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice shooting without ammunition in their firing positions Aug. 22, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. In order to become a Marine, every recruit must qualify with the M16-A4 rifle, firing at targets up to 500 yards away. Recruits train with scopes because the Marine Corps now equips its rifles with scopes, although rifle marksmanship fundamentals do not change with the device. Mike 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 Cpl. Caitlin Brink)
| Date Taken: | 08.22.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 09.05.2013 17:16 |
| Photo ID: | 1010766 |
| VIRIN: | 130822-M-FS592-017 |
| Resolution: | 3456x2304 |
| Size: | 3.4 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 349 |
| Downloads: | 10 |
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Photo Gallery: Marine recruits prepare for rifle range on Parris Island
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