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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits survive first night on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    12.15.2014

    Photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Senior Drill Instructor Sgt. Christianna M. Wolford informs future recruits of drill instructors’ expectations upon their arrival to the receiving building Dec. 15, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits learn from the moment they step on the yellow footprints that they are expected to move with speed and intensity and to respond to all commands loudly and confidently. The first night comes as a shock for most recruits as they deal with stress, sleep deprivation, new rules and ferocious drill instructors. Wolford, 27, is from Ocala, Fla. 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 Sgt. Caitlin Brink)

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    Date Taken: 12.15.2014
    Date Posted: 02.06.2015 19:59
    Photo ID: 1756376
    VIRIN: 141215-M-FS592-418
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 2.36 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: OCALA, FLORIDA, US

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