Marine recruits stick with bayonet training on Parris Island [Image 6 of 7]

PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

10.04.2013

Photo by Pfc. Vaniah Temple 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

Rct. Jamal Hannah strikes a winning blow against Rct. Nick Shaw during a pugil stick match Oct. 4, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits fight with pugil sticks, which represent rifles with attached bayonets, to simulate a close encounter with an enemy. Bayonet training is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which combines hand-to-hand combat skills with mental discipline and character development to help transform recruits into physically and morally sound warriors. Hannah, an 18-year-old native of Newark, N.J., and Shaw, an 18-year-old native of Bristow, Va., both with Platoon 2101, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, are scheduled to graduate Dec. 6, 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 of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Pfc. Vaniah Temple)

• Date Taken: 10.04.2013
• Date Posted: 10.25.2013 12:12
• Photo ID: 1040314
• VIRIN: 131004-M-LQ078-039
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 12.48 MB
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
• Hometown: BRISTOW, VA, US
• Hometown: NEWARK, NJ, US