Rct. Gino Parathemmakill directs Rct. Taton White, both with Platoon 2072, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during land navigation training Sept. 11, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. This practical application training ensures the recruits can navigate foreign terrain using only a map and compass. Parathemmakill, 18, from Lilburn, Ga., and White, 18, from Fort Stewart, Ga., are scheduled to graduate Oct. 3, 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 Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple)
Date Taken: | 09.11.2014 |
Date Posted: | 09.25.2014 19:53 |
Photo ID: | 1568240 |
VIRIN: | 140911-M-LQ078-002 |
Resolution: | 3611x5387 |
Size: | 11.58 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US |
Hometown: | LILBURN, GEORGIA, US |
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