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    Marine recruits learn survival swim skills on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    10.07.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Sgt. William Polhemus, water survival instructor, guides a recruit of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, off the 10-foot tower during the basic water survival qualification Oct. 7, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. This part of the water survival qualification simulated abandoning a ship and swimming to safety. Polhemus is a 24-year-old native of Fort Myers, Fla. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 6, 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 Pfc. Vaniah Temple)

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    Date Taken: 10.07.2013
    Date Posted: 01.22.2014 10:46
    Photo ID: 1153803
    VIRIN: 131007-M-LQ078-110
    Resolution: 3840x5760
    Size: 15.5 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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