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    Parris Island primary marksmanship instructors train recruits to be basic Marine riflemen

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    01.22.2014

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Sgt. Dario Sosa, a primary marksmanship instructor, corrects Rct. Austen Parson, Platoon 2018, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, on his firing position during marksmanship training Jan. 22, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Primary marksmanship instructors teach recruits the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship, firing positions and rifle range procedures before they are allowed to fire live rounds the following week. The Marine Corps holds the longest basic marksmanship training for recruits of any United States military service. Sosa is a 24-year-old native of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Parson, an 18-year-old native of Woodstock, Ga., 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.)

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    Date Taken: 01.22.2014
    Date Posted: 01.31.2014 10:12
    Photo ID: 1159258
    VIRIN: 140122-M-LQ078-087
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 11.57 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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