Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, fire from the 500-yard line Sept. 19, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits spend four days honing their shooting skills before qualifying with the M16-A4. Rifle qualification is one of eight graduation requirements recruits must fulfill to become U.S. Marines. India Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 25, 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: | 09.19.2013 |
Date Posted: | 09.30.2013 20:50 |
Photo ID: | 1028289 |
VIRIN: | 130919-M-FS592-125 |
Resolution: | 3456x2304 |
Size: | 2.13 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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