Photo Gallery: Marine recruits pass test of discipline, teamwork on Parris Island [Image 17 of 23]

PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

03.03.2014

Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

Sgt. Michael Lesiewicz, a drill instructor for Platoon 3025, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, calls commands during their initial drill evaluation March 3, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Lesiewicz, 28, from Rockford, Mich., spent the last four weeks molding and teaching his recruits basic close-order drill movements. These lessons help transform recruits into Marines by developing teamwork and unit cohesion while instilling discipline by teaching habits of precision and immediate response to orders. Lima 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 20:34
• Photo ID: 1186230
• VIRIN: 140303-M-FS592-078
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 5.02 MB
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
• Hometown: ROCKFORD, MI, US