Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, salute the flag during an emblem ceremony Sept. 10, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits earn the title Marine and the coveted Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem only after successfully completing 12 weeks of training. Fox Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 16, 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 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren)
Date Taken: | 09.10.2016 |
Date Posted: | 09.20.2016 09:45 |
Photo ID: | 2863694 |
VIRIN: | 160910-M-ZW564-099 |
Resolution: | 5760x3240 |
Size: | 9.6 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Web Views: | 45 |
Downloads: | 142 |
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