Rct. Juan Rivera, Platoon 2030, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, prepares to shed gear underwater during basic water survival training Feb. 22, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Rivera, 19, from Toms River, N.J., is scheduled to graduate April 22, 2016. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 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 male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert)
Date Taken: | 02.22.2016 |
Date Posted: | 02.23.2016 14:58 |
Photo ID: | 2419284 |
VIRIN: | 160222-M-AR085-038 |
Resolution: | 3840x5760 |
Size: | 5.41 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY, US |
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