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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits soak up amphibious skills on Parris Island [Image 8 of 10]

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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits soak up amphibious skills on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    12.16.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, jump from a 10-foot tower before swimming 25 meters Dec. 16, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. This part of water survival qualification simulated abandoning a ship and swimming to safety. Water survival qualification is a graduation requirement and includes swimming 25 meters, treading water for four minutes and shedding heavy gear while underwater. 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)

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    Date Taken: 12.16.2013
    Date Posted: 12.18.2013 19:20
    Photo ID: 1140576
    VIRIN: 131216-M-FS592-095
    Resolution: 3840x5760
    Size: 6.65 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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