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Staff Sgt. Christopher Gordy, a water survival instructor, guides Rct. Andrew Buckner, Platoon 2002, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, off the 10-foot tower during water survival training Nov. 12, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. This part of the water survival training simulated abandoning a ship and swimming to safety. Water survival qualification, which is a graduation requirement, also includes swimming 25 meters, treading water for four minutes and quickly shedding combat equipment while underwater. Recruits wear utility uniforms, including boots, throughout the evaluation. Gordy is a 30-year-old native of Bowling Green, Ohio. Buckner, a 20-year-old native of Dover, Fla., is scheduled to graduate Jan. 10, 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 Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple)
| Date Taken: | 11.12.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 01.22.2014 11:12 |
| Photo ID: | 1153829 |
| VIRIN: | 131112-M-LQ078-044 |
| Resolution: | 3840x5760 |
| Size: | 15.81 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 50 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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