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    Marine recruits learn rifle maintenance importance on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    08.16.2016

    Photo by Pfc. Maximiliano Bavastro 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Sgt. Xavier A. Jordan, a drill instructor with Platoon 1081, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, supervises recruits as they clean their weapons Aug. 16, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Jordan, 30, is from Atlanta. Delta Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 28, 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 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Pfc. Maximiliano Bavastro)

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    Date Taken: 08.16.2016
    Date Posted: 09.01.2016 17:27
    Photo ID: 2831501
    VIRIN: 160815-M-MF691-076
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 3.54 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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