Drill instructors of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, ensure the safety of their recruits rappelling from a 47-foot-tall tower Aug. 11, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. If a recruit loses control while descending, a drill instructor will pull on the bottom of the rope, stopping the recruit from falling. Fox Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 2, 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 Sgt. Jennifer Schubert)
Date Taken: | 08.11.2015 |
Date Posted: | 08.17.2015 15:51 |
Photo ID: | 2127259 |
VIRIN: | 150811-M-AR085-193 |
Resolution: | 3840x5760 |
Size: | 4.48 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Web Views: | 62 |
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