Subscribe
Rct. Patrick Shea, with Platoon 2018, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, reads a marksmanship data book Jan. 22, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits use marksmanship data books to keep track of their progress while firing in the days leading up to qualification, one of eight graduation requirements recruits must fulfill to become Marines. Shea, a 24-year-old native of Peabody, Mass., is scheduled to graduate March 7, 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) Released. Official U.S. Marine Corps by Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple. Photo is approved for public release by the Public Affairs Office for Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Photo must be published with photo credit of Photographer. Photo may not be used for commercial purposes without prior autherization of photographer or the unit Public Affairs Office. Photo taken/released for news/public information purposes only; appearance of people, businesses, places or products does mot imply endorsement of the U.S. Marine Corps or the Department of Defense. Photographer can be contacted at 843-228-2122.)
| Date Taken: | 01.22.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 01.31.2014 10:12 |
| Photo ID: | 1159256 |
| VIRIN: | 140122-M-LQ078-077 |
| Resolution: | 3840x5760 |
| Size: | 11.11 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 244 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
This work, Parris Island primary marksmanship instructors train recruits to be basic Marine riflemen [Image 5 of 5], by LCpl Vaniah Temple, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
