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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits survive first night on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    07.29.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Sgt. Randdy Flores, a receiving drill instructor, orders recruits to respond when spoken to shortly after their arrival July 29, 2013, for training on Parris Island, S.C. Flores, 25, from Lakewood, Colo., is one of a handful of drill instructors responsible for preparing new recruits for training. India Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 25, 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: 07.29.2013
    Date Posted: 08.05.2013 16:15
    Photo ID: 989145
    VIRIN: 130729-M-FS592-086
    Resolution: 3888x2592
    Size: 2.5 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: LAKEWOOD, COLORADO, US

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