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Rct. Adilene Ortiz, Platoon 4001, strikes Rct. Ja'Lisa Cardoza, Platoon 4000, during a pugil stick match Oct. 30, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits such as Ortiz, an 18-year-old San Diego native, and Cardoza, a 21-year-old New Orleans native, battle with pugil sticks in two 15-second matches to simulate fighting with bayonet-affixed rifles. This training, along with other close-quarters combat skills, is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which contributes to the mental, character and physical development of recruits and Marines alike. Recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, are scheduled to graduate Jan. 10, 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 Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple)
| Date Taken: | 10.30.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 01.22.2014 11:42 |
| Photo ID: | 1153936 |
| VIRIN: | 131030-M-LQ078-081 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 13 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US |
| Web Views: | 163 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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