Rct. Patrick D. Coughlin, Platoon 2069, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, signals to mark a target July 29, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits mark their target when it needs to be pulled down and scored. Coughlin, 18, from Medford, Mass., is scheduled to graduate Sept. 4, 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 approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin)
Date Taken: | 07.29.2015 |
Date Posted: | 07.29.2015 14:58 |
Photo ID: | 2093690 |
VIRIN: | 150729-M-VP563-037 |
Resolution: | 1365x2048 |
Size: | 1.72 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, US |
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