Rct. Jordan K. Carlson, Platoon 4001, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, crawls through a combat training course Dec. 16, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is part of Basic Warrior Training, held during the ninth week of boot camp, which focuses on basic field-related skills all Marines must know. The initial combat training recruits receive will be broadened during advanced training in Camp Lejeune, N.C. Carlson, 18, from Union Gap, Wash., is scheduled to graduate Jan. 9, 2015. 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. Jennifer Schubert)
Date Taken: | 12.16.2014 |
Date Posted: | 01.09.2015 08:22 |
Photo ID: | 1716021 |
VIRIN: | 141216-M-AR085-447 |
Resolution: | 3840x5250 |
Size: | 11.8 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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