Staff Sgt. Patricia Aliff, a drill instructor with Platoon 4012, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, announces to the depot’s drillmasters that she and her platoon are ready to begin their initial drill evaluation March 3, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, graded Aliff, 28, from Harrisonburg, Va., based on her ability to perform and command the drill movements. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate April 25, 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: | 03.03.2014 |
Date Posted: | 03.13.2014 20:30 |
Photo ID: | 1186219 |
VIRIN: | 140303-M-FS592-266 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 4.8 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US |
Hometown: | HARRISONBURG, VA, US |
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