Photo Gallery: Marine recruits foster warrior ethos during pugil stick training on Parris Island [Image 6 of 11]

PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

03.10.2014

Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

Rct. Benjamin Andrew, left, Platoon 3036, battles Rct. Alexander Hough, Platoon 3032, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, during pugil stick training March 10, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Andrew, 22, from Russell Springs, Ky., and Hough, 18, from Warner Robins, Ga., fought with pugil sticks, which represent rifles with fixed bayonets, to test their bayonet skills on a live opponent and simulate a close encounter with an enemy. Bayonet training, along with other hand-to-hand fighting skills, is encompassed in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which contributes to the mental, character and physical development of Marines. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate May 23, 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: 03.10.2014
• Date Posted: 03.20.2014 20:25
• Photo ID: 1191717
• VIRIN: 140310-M-FS592-297
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 5.82 MB
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
• Hometown: RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY, US
• Hometown: WARNER ROBINS, GA, US