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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits train in close quarters combat on Parris Island [Image 3 of 8]

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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits train in close quarters combat on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    06.30.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, put away equipment after pugil stick training June 30, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits train with pugil sticks, which represent rifles with attached bayonets, to simulate a close-range encounter with an enemy. Recruits honed their bayonet skills as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which contributes to the mental character and physical development of recruits and Marines alike. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 12, 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: 06.30.2014
    Date Posted: 07.07.2014 16:11
    Photo ID: 1436786
    VIRIN: 140630-M-FS592-593
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 2.16 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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