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Senior drill instructor Sgt. Christian Wolford supervises Rct. Ireona Strickland, Platoon 4044, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, as she turns in contraband Sept. 22, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Items such as electronic devices, alcohol, tobacco products, food and other personal items are prohibited. Strickland, 17, from Jacksonville, N.C., filled out a form and surrendered her phone, which is stored with the rest of her civilian attire until graduation. Wolford, 27, is from Ocala, Fla. November Company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 19, 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: | 09.22.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 11.03.2014 11:00 |
| Photo ID: | 1640888 |
| VIRIN: | 140922-M-FS592-492 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 4.26 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | OCALA, FLORIDA, US |
| Web Views: | 387 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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