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    Photo Gallery: Recruits transition to Marine boot camp life on Parris Island [Image 10 of 14]

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    Photo Gallery: Recruits transition to Marine boot camp life on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    03.27.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Drill instructor Sgt. James Miller shows recruits of Platoon 1045, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, how to carry a rifle March 27, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Although the recruits will not touch any ammunition for nearly two months, they promptly learn to treat every weapon as if it were loaded to build safe weapons handling habits. Miller is a 28-year-old from Nacogdoches, Texas. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate June 20, 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)

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    Date Taken: 03.27.2014
    Date Posted: 04.08.2014 09:41
    Photo ID: 1231642
    VIRIN: 140327-M-RV272-058
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 4.15 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS, US

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