Photo Gallery: Marine recruits complete combat fitness test on Parris Island [Image 11 of 13]

PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

08.27.2013

Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

Rct. Sapna Mall prepares to drag Rct. Jacqueline Black, both with Platoon 4030, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, as part of a 300-yard shuttle run during a combat fitness test Aug. 27, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The test, which simulates a wide range of physical challenges one might face in combat, evaluates strength, stamina, agility and coordination. The test is a graduation requirement and an annual training event for all Marines. Mall, 18, from Yonkers, N.Y., and Black, 18, from San Jose, Calif., are scheduled to graduate Sept. 13, 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 of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

• Date Taken: 08.27.2013
• Date Posted: 09.05.2013 17:00
• Photo ID: 1010739
• VIRIN: 130827-M-FS592-172
• Resolution: 2904x1686
• Size: 1.86 MB
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
• Hometown: SAN JOSE, CA, US
• Hometown: YONKERS, NY, US