Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, sprint during a physical fitness session Sept. 11, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits participate in more than 30 physical fitness sessions where they perform various exercises meant to strengthen different muscle groups meant to help them meet the Marine Corps’ high fitness. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 21, 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: | 09.11.2014 |
Date Posted: | 09.24.2014 12:18 |
Photo ID: | 1564866 |
VIRIN: | 140924-M-FS592-085 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 6.15 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Web Views: | 244 |
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