Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, run 1.5 miles during a physical training session Sept. 10, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Physical training sessions help recruits prepare for the physical fitness and combat fitness tests, which they must pass to graduate. India Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 10, 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: | 09.10.2014 |
Date Posted: | 09.24.2014 11:07 |
Photo ID: | 1564712 |
VIRIN: | 140910-M-FS592-015 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 6.87 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Web Views: | 209 |
Downloads: | 5 |
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