Photo Gallery: Motivational run pumps up Parris Island’s newest Marines

Photo By Sgt. Caitlin Brink | Motivational writing adorns a vehicle in support of a new Marine on Aug. 15, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Some family and friends decorated vehicles in support of the new Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion. Kilo and November Companies are 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 Cpl. Caitlin Brink)  

PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

08.16.2013

Story by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - New Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, sang cadence through the streets of Parris Island, S.C., during a traditional motivational run Aug. 15, 2013.

The 2.3-mile run is held the morning of Family Day, when the new Marines receive a few hours to reunite with their families and loved ones after more than 12 weeks. Kilo and November Companies are scheduled to graduate Aug. 16, 2013.

• Date Taken: 08.16.2013
• Date Posted: 08.16.2013 08:36
• Story ID: 112083
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US