Photo Gallery: Parris Island recruits train physically, mentally for title Marine [Image 5 of 13]

PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

12.10.2013

Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, show their mouth guards to their drill instructors Dec. 10, 2013, before beginning pugil stick training on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits fight with pugil sticks, which represent rifles with fixed bayonets, to simulate a close encounter with an enemy. This 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. India Company is scheduled to graduate on 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)

• Date Taken: 12.10.2013
• Date Posted: 12.19.2013 17:31
• Photo ID: 1141585
• VIRIN: 131210-M-FS592-868
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 5.34 MB
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US