Drill Instructor Sgt. Dustin S. Miller, with Platoon 3016, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, roams the squad bay correcting deficiencies Jan. 10, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The recruits of Platoon 3016 had just learned Miller, 26, from Hannibal, Mo., would be one of the drill instructors responsible for molding them into Marines over the next 12 weeks. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate April 3, 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 Sgt. Caitlin Brink)
Date Taken: | 01.10.2015 |
Date Posted: | 02.06.2015 20:05 |
Photo ID: | 1756440 |
VIRIN: | 150110-M-FS592-041 |
Resolution: | 2048x1365 |
Size: | 299.73 KB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | HANNIBAL, MISSOURI, US |
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