Marine Corps recruits prepare for physical fitness on Parris Island

Photo By Cpl. MaryAnn Hill | Rct. George Reese Jr., Platoon 1060, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, performs crunches during a physical training session June 11, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Physical training sessions are intended to help the recruits prepare for their physical fitness test and combat fitness test, which are both required to graduate recruit training. Reese, a 19-year-old New Orleans native, is scheduled to graduate August 23, 2013. (Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill)  

PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

06.18.2013

Story by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - The recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, improved their overall fitness during a physical training session June 11, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C.

Recruits performed various exercises meant to strengthen their bodies to meet the Marine Corps’ high physical fitness standards. Charlie Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 23, 2013.

• Date Taken: 06.18.2013
• Date Posted: 06.19.2013 16:29
• Story ID: 108906
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
• Hometown: ATLANTA, GEORGIA, US
• Hometown: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US
• Hometown: SACKETS HARBOR, NEW YORK, US
• Hometown: WAYCROSS, GEORGIA, US