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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits survive first night on Parris Island [Image 1 of 8]

    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits survive first night on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    07.08.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, read a scripted message to inform their next-of-kin they safely arrived for training on Parris Island, S.C., on July 8, 2013. The recruits spent the night completing paperwork and receiving haircuts and gear in preparation for the next 13 weeks. The first day is one of many they will spend learning what it takes to earn the title of United States Marine. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 6, 2013. 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 for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

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    Date Taken: 07.08.2013
    Date Posted: 07.18.2013 09:07
    Photo ID: 973628
    VIRIN: 130715-M-FS592-238
    Resolution: 3888x2592
    Size: 2.34 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

    Web Views: 507
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