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    Photo Gallery: Parris Island recruits dive into Marine Corps’ amphibious nature [Image 3 of 9]

    Photo Gallery: Parris Island recruits dive into Marine Corps’ amphibious nature

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    06.09.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, prepare to shed their gear underwater during water survival qualification June 9, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits have 10 seconds to remove pieces of heavy equipment before resurfacing, a process used to prevent drowning. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 8, 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: 06.09.2014
    Date Posted: 06.30.2014 10:56
    Photo ID: 1426298
    VIRIN: 140609-M-FS592-329
    Resolution: 720x480
    Size: 261.85 KB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

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