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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits stay on target during Parris Island training [Image 2 of 8]

    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits stay on target during Parris Island training

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    01.15.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Rct. Dianna Poitra, Platoon 4006, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, checks her rifle’s chamber Jan. 15, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. For five days, primary marksmanship instructors teach recruits the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship, firing positions, weapons safety and rifle range procedures before the recruits fire live rounds the following week. Poitra, 19, from Phoenix, is scheduled to graduate Feb. 28, 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: 01.15.2014
    Date Posted: 01.24.2014 18:14
    Photo ID: 1155335
    VIRIN: 140115-M-FS592-049
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 5.1 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: PHOENIX, AZ, US

    Web Views: 505
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