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Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, use rope to create rappel seats during training June 11, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits learn how to tie their own seats using a rope and carabiner before rappelling the 47-foot-tall tower. Rappel training helps prepare recruits for deployment from helicopters, navigating difficult terrain and gaining access to buildings during raids. The training also helps instill confidence and courage in recruits by overcoming a fear of heights. Fox Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 2, 2013. 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 of for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. David Bessey)
| Date Taken: | 06.11.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 07.22.2013 16:51 |
| Photo ID: | 977938 |
| VIRIN: | 130611-M-FL578-090 |
| Resolution: | 4992x2387 |
| Size: | 7.54 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 88 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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