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Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, repeat the oath of enlistment during an emblem ceremony May 20, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Repeating the oath is a custom that reaffirms their commitment to defending the nation. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate May 29, 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)
| Date Taken: | 05.20.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.20.2015 15:12 |
| Photo ID: | 1945206 |
| VIRIN: | 150520-M-VP563-019 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1428 |
| Size: | 2.28 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 77 |
| Downloads: | 18 |
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