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Sgt. Amy Blea, a Marine Corps water survival instructor, assists Rct. Chris Hefferon, Platoon 3013, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, with inflating his blouse Dec. 16, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Instructors such as Blea, 25, from Chicago, teach recruits how to survive by using their uniforms as flotation devices. Water survival training was designed to raise recruits' self-confidence, reduce fear and ensure they can survive in water. Hefferon, 19, from Galloway, Ohio, 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: | 12.16.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 12.18.2013 19:21 |
| Photo ID: | 1140578 |
| VIRIN: | 131216-M-FS592-183 |
| Resolution: | 3840x5760 |
| Size: | 5.21 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US |
| Hometown: | GALLOWAY, OHIO, US |
| Web Views: | 242 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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