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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits soak up amphibious skills on Parris Island [Image 4 of 10]

    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits soak up amphibious skills on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    12.16.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Marine Corps water survival instructors demonstrate proper swimming form to recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, who struggled with swim qualification Dec. 16, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Water survival training was designed to raise recruits' self-confidence, reduce fear and ensure they can survive in an aquatic environment. Recruits who do not know how to swim or who have trouble qualifying are given one-on-one training from swim instructors. Both companies are scheduled to graduate Feb. 14, 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)

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    Date Taken: 12.16.2013
    Date Posted: 12.18.2013 19:18
    Photo ID: 1140569
    VIRIN: 131216-M-FS592-057
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 6.06 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

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    Downloads: 10

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