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    Photo Gallery: Parris Island recruits begin journey to earn Marine title

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    09.16.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Young men from across the eastern United States stand on the famed yellow footprints Sept. 16, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Most of these young men, now recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, will be transformed during the next 13 weeks into basic Marines, representing the epitome of personal character, selflessness and military virtue. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 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)

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    Date Taken: 09.16.2013
    Date Posted: 09.21.2013 18:45
    Photo ID: 1023274
    VIRIN: 130916-M-FS592-085
    Resolution: 2304x3456
    Size: 2.68 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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