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Rct. Ruben Morales Soto, Platoon 3004, strikes a winning blow against Rct. Dannie Obie, Platoon 3000, during pugil stick training Nov. 4, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits battled one another with pugil sticks in two 15-second matches to simulate fighting with bayonet-affixed rifles. This training, along with other close-quarters combat skills, is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which contributes to the mental, character and physical development of recruits and Marines alike. Morales Soto, 20, from Moca, Puerto Rico, and Obie, 19, from Sheldon, S.C., are scheduled to graduate with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, on Jan. 17, 2014. 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: | 11.04.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 11.18.2013 14:10 |
| Photo ID: | 1055337 |
| VIRIN: | 131104-M-FS592-079 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 6.73 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | MOCA, PR |
| Hometown: | SHELDON, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 366 |
| Downloads: | 11 |
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