Photo Gallery: Marine recruits begin journey to title on Parris Island foot prints [Image 4 of 12]

PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

10.21.2013

Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

Young men from across the eastern United States rush to the yellow footprints Oct. 21, 2013, after arriving on Parris Island, S.C. Most of these young men, now recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, will be transformed during the next 13 weeks into basic Marines, representing the epitome of personal character, selflessness and military virtue. Vehicles loaded with soon-to-be recruits began arriving at Parris Island's receiving building at 6 p.m., and continued to trickle in throughout the next few days. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate Jan. 17, 2014. 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 Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

• Date Taken: 10.21.2013
• Date Posted: 10.28.2013 18:27
• Photo ID: 1041971
• VIRIN: 131021-M-FS592-252
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 5.71 MB
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US