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Rct. Christopher Acampora, Platoon 3065, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, prepares to battle an opponent during pugil stick training June 30, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits, such as Acampora, 19, from Wayne, N.J., fight using pugil sticks, which represents rifles with fixed bayonets, to test their bayonet skills on a live opponent and simulate a close encounter with an enemy. Bayonet training, along with other hand-to-hand fighting skills, is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which contributes to the mental, character and physical development of Marines. 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)
| Date Taken: | 06.30.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 07.07.2014 16:11 |
| Photo ID: | 1436790 |
| VIRIN: | 140630-M-FS592-455 |
| Resolution: | 720x480 |
| Size: | 222.89 KB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | WAYNE, NEW JERSEY, US |
| Web Views: | 529 |
| Downloads: | 13 |
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