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Rct. William Scroggy, Platoon 1029, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, tightens his sling March 18, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The sling helps stabilize the weapon during firing. Marksmanship training is arguably the most important segment of boot camp; every Marine is a basic rifleman, and recruits must learn to effectively shoot a rifle before graduating. Scroggy, a 20-year-old from Edmonton, Ky., is scheduled to graduate May 2, 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. Octavia Davis)
| Date Taken: | 03.18.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 03.30.2014 20:11 |
| Photo ID: | 1208020 |
| VIRIN: | 140318-M-RV272-096 |
| Resolution: | 3840x5760 |
| Size: | 8.11 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | EDMONTON, KENTUCKY, US |
| Web Views: | 174 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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