Rct. Zundrika Powell, Platoon 4030, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, uses a compass and map to find location markers scattered in Parris Island's woods during land navigation training Aug. 19, 2013. Powell, 18, from Pine Apple, Ala., 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 Cpl. Caitlin Brink)
Date Taken: | 08.19.2013 |
Date Posted: | 09.06.2013 08:38 |
Photo ID: | 1011356 |
VIRIN: | 130819-M-FS592-187 |
Resolution: | 3456x2304 |
Size: | 2.68 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | PINE APPLE, ALABAMA, US |
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