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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits descend Parris Island tower to develop rappelling skills [Image 2 of 6]

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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits descend Parris Island tower to develop rappelling skills

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    04.29.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, wait to climb the 47-foot rappel tower April 29, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits wear helmets, gloves and rope harnesses as they rappel from a simulated helicopter skid and a cliff face. 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: 04.29.2014
    Date Posted: 05.09.2014 09:54
    Photo ID: 1327246
    VIRIN: 140429-M-RV272-657
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 7.22 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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