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    Marine recruits battle during pugil stick matches on Parris Island [Image 3 of 4]

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    Marine recruits battle during pugil stick matches on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    03.04.2015

    Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Sgt. Trelaine S. Buffaloe, a martial arts instructor, motivates Rct. Keyla M. Sanchez, Platoon 4017, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, during a pugil stick match March 4, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits fight using pugil sticks, which represent rifles with fixed bayonets, to simulate a close encounter with an enemy. Bayonet training is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which combines hand-to hand combat skills with mental discipline and character development to transform recruits into physically and morally sound warriors. Buffaloe, 28, is from Waldorf, Md. Sanchez, 18, from Los Angeles, is scheduled to graduate May 15, 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. Jennifer Schubert)

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    Date Taken: 03.04.2015
    Date Posted: 03.24.2015 16:21
    Photo ID: 1834663
    VIRIN: 150304-M-AR085-350
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 4.53 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: WALDORF, MARYLAND, US

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