Rct. Ronald Alexander, Platoon 3061, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, swims 25 yards while Staff Sgt. David Cascio, 32, a water survival instructor, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., evaluates his performance during basic water survival qualification June 17, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Alexander, 24, from Bowling Green, Ky., had to pass the swim qualification in order to advance in training. Water survival training was designed to reduce fear, raise self-confidence and develop the ability to survive in water. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 16, 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 Lance Cpl. Caitlin Brink)
Date Taken: | 06.17.2013 |
Date Posted: | 07.18.2013 11:47 |
Photo ID: | 974231 |
VIRIN: | 130617-M-FS592-039 |
Resolution: | 3888x2592 |
Size: | 1.81 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY, US |
Hometown: | FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, US |
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