Sgt. Fernando Horta, a drill instructor, encourages Rct. Ryan Scheuer, Platoon 3009, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, to respond Nov. 18, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits learn from the moment they step on the yellow footprints that they are expected to move with speed and intensity and to respond to all commands loudly and confidently. Horta, 28, from West New York, N.J., is one of a handful of drill instructors responsible for preparing new recruits like Scheuer, 20, from Buffalo, N.Y., for training. India Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 14, 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: | 11.18.2013 |
Date Posted: | 12.02.2013 18:18 |
Photo ID: | 1064096 |
VIRIN: | 131118-M-FS592-524 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 6.55 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | BUFFALO, NEW YORK, US |
Hometown: | WEST NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, US |
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