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Rct. Kevin Benitez, Platoon 3017, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, flattens the wrinkles from his uniform March 3, 2014, before practicing rolling his utility uniform sleeves on Parris Island, S.C. The Commandant of the Marine Corps banned rolling utility uniform sleeves in October 2011, stating that if deployed Marines wore their sleeves down, Marines at home would show a unified front with their sleeves down. As of March 9, 2014, Marines once again distinguish themselves from the other military branches and roll their sleeves. Benitez, 19, from North Bergen, N.J., 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)
| Date Taken: | 03.03.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 03.13.2014 20:41 |
| Photo ID: | 1186239 |
| VIRIN: | 140303-M-FS592-495 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 5.81 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY, US |
| Web Views: | 65 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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