Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, ensure their masks have been properly sealed March 24, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits experience temporary respiratory irritation, watery eyes and a burning sensation on the skin when exposed to the gas. Papa Company 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)
Date Taken: | 03.24.2015 |
Date Posted: | 05.11.2015 16:20 |
Photo ID: | 1926766 |
VIRIN: | 150324-M-AR085-215 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 7.55 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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