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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits evaluated on close-order drill on Parris Island [Image 7 of 9]

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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits evaluated on close-order drill on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    07.15.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Sgt. Michael Eldridge, a drill instructor for Platoon 3070, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, steps into place for the initial drill evaluation July 15, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Eldridge is a 28-year-old, from Morristown, Tenn. 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. 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)

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    Date Taken: 07.15.2013
    Date Posted: 07.18.2013 09:39
    Photo ID: 974152
    VIRIN: 130715-M-FS592-148
    Resolution: 3888x2592
    Size: 2.22 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE, US

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