Rct. Carlety Ventura, Platoon 4030, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practices firing fundamentals on the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer July 22, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The indoor simulator is used to correct recruits’ firing positions and fundamentals before they fire live rounds. Ventura, 21, from Tampa, Fla., is scheduled to graduate Sept. 5, 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: | 07.23.2014 |
Date Posted: | 08.12.2014 09:21 |
Photo ID: | 1498320 |
VIRIN: | 140722-M-FS592-296 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 4.45 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | TAMPA, FLORIDA, US |
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