U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Platoon 4018, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, perform a rifle salute during an initial drill evaluation March 26, 2018, on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors prepare their platoons for approximately a month before their first official evaluation. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate May 25, 2018. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin)
Date Taken: | 03.26.2018 |
Date Posted: | 03.29.2018 09:51 |
Photo ID: | 4253789 |
VIRIN: | 180326-M-VP563-152 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 9.2 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Web Views: | 171 |
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