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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits learn basic water survival on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    09.23.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Marine Corps water survival instructors demonstrate swimming techniques for recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, before the recruits' water survival qualification at the recruit pool Sept. 23, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The qualification, which is a graduation requirement, includes swimming 25 meters, treading water for four minutes, swimming with combat gear and jumping into water from a 10-foot tower. All recruits must qualify in order to advance in training. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 22, 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: 09.23.2013
    Date Posted: 09.30.2013 20:39
    Photo ID: 1028278
    VIRIN: 130923-M-FS592-107
    Resolution: 3456x2304
    Size: 2.51 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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