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Sgt. Jesse Meyer, a primary marksmanship instructor, checks Rct. Alyssa Manning’s scope Jan. 15, 2014, during rifle training for Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, on Parris Island, S.C. For five days, primary marksmanship instructors like Meyer, 25, from Waterloo, Iowa, teach recruits like Manning, Platoon 4006, the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship, firing positions, weapons safety and rifle range procedures before the recruits fire live rounds the following week. Recruits train with scopes because the Marine Corps now equips its rifles with scopes, although rifle marksmanship fundamentals do not change with the device. Manning, 18, from Castalia, N.C., is scheduled to graduate Feb. 28, 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: | 01.15.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 01.24.2014 18:15 |
| Photo ID: | 1155336 |
| VIRIN: | 140115-M-FS592-071 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 7.7 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | CASTALIA, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | WATERLOO, IOWA, US |
| Web Views: | 389 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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