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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits survive shock of first night on Parris Island [Image 10 of 18]

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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits survive shock of first night on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    01.27.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Drill instructor Sgt. Nathan McLain orders new recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion to respond loudly and confidently to orders Jan. 27, 2014, shortly after their arrival to Parris Island, S.C. McLain, 26, from Fence, Wis., is one of a handful of drill instructors responsible for preparing recruits for training. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate April 25, 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: 01.27.2014
    Date Posted: 02.24.2014 14:19
    Photo ID: 1173093
    VIRIN: 140127-M-FS592-126
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 5.25 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: FENCE, WISCONSIN, US

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