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    Marine recruits battle in simulated bayonet fight on Parris Island [Image 4 of 6]

    Marine recruits battle in simulated bayonet fight on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    02.15.2014

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Rct. Alejandro Rivera Rodriguez and Rct. Brian York, both with Platoon 2025, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, battle with pugil sticks Feb. 15, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits fight 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. Rivera Rodriguez, a 26-year-old native of Hollywood, Fla., and York, a 19-year-old native of Gardendale, Ala., are scheduled to graduate April 11, 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)

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    Date Taken: 02.15.2014
    Date Posted: 02.20.2014 14:13
    Photo ID: 1170970
    VIRIN: 140215-M-LQ078-079
    Resolution: 4962x3517
    Size: 9.2 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

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