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    Sink or swim – to become Marines recruits must learn to survive the sea

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    11.12.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Water survival instructors supervise recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during water survival training Nov. 12, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Water survival qualification, which is a graduation requirement, includes swimming 25 meters, treading water for four minutes, jumping into water from a 10-foot tower and shedding heavy equipment while underwater. Recruits wear utility uniforms, including boots, throughout the evaluation. Hotel Company 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)

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    Date Taken: 11.12.2013
    Date Posted: 01.22.2014 11:12
    Photo ID: 1153831
    VIRIN: 131112-M-LQ078-058
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 18.57 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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