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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits learn rappelling techniques on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    01.21.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, rappel to the bottom of a 47-foot tower Jan. 21, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Rappelling is a controlled descent on a rope and is used to help prepare recruits for deploying from helicopters, navigating difficult terrain and gaining access to buildings during raids. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate March 14, 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)

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    Date Taken: 01.21.2014
    Date Posted: 02.12.2014 17:49
    Photo ID: 1166401
    VIRIN: 140121-M-FS592-499
    Resolution: 3840x5760
    Size: 7.26 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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