U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, float during swim qualification June 26, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits must pass water survival in order to graduate. India Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 25, 2017. 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 approximately 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren)
Date Taken: | 06.26.2017 |
Date Posted: | 07.03.2017 19:50 |
Photo ID: | 3537317 |
VIRIN: | 170626-M-ZW564-119 |
Resolution: | 5371x3581 |
Size: | 16.78 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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