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    Parris Island recruits evaluated in Marine Corps Drill

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    04.15.2015

    Photo by Pfc. Vanessa Austin 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of Platoon 3024, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, perform a close-order drill movement during a final drill evaluation on Parlise isnhalf.April 15, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The strict, particular nature of close-order drill teaches discipline and reinforces teamwork in recruits. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate April 24, 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 Pfc. Vanessa Austin)

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    Date Taken: 04.15.2015
    Date Posted: 04.20.2015 13:37
    Photo ID: 1884779
    VIRIN: 150415-M-VP563-033
    Resolution: 5485x3656
    Size: 3.75 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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