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Sgt. Michael Eldridge, a drill instructor for Platoon 3070, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, assesses his platoon during an initial drill evaluation July 15, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Four drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, graded recruits on their discipline, bearing and attention to detail. Close-order drill instills discipline by teaching habits of precision and immediate response to orders. Eldridge, 28, is from Morristown, Tenn. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 6, 2013. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 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 50 percent of males and 100 percent for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)
| Date Taken: | 07.15.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 07.18.2013 09:39 |
| Photo ID: | 974150 |
| VIRIN: | 130715-M-FS592-131 |
| Resolution: | 3888x2592 |
| Size: | 842.09 KB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE, US |
| Web Views: | 522 |
| Downloads: | 33 |
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Photo Gallery: Marine recruits evaluated on close-order drill on Parris Island
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