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    Photo Gallery: Hundreds of young men arrive on Parris Island to be transformed into Marines [Image 4 of 13]

    Photo Gallery: Hundreds of young men arrive on Parris Island to be transformed into Marines

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    03.03.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Drill instructor Sgt. Donald Miller stands before the soon-to-be recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, just before they enter the receiving building March 3, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Miller, a 28-year-old from Nacogdoches, Texas, and his team of drill instructors greeted the recruits the instant they walked into the building, introducing them to the fast-paced, strict nature of recruit training. Alpha Company is schedule to graduate May 30, 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. Octavia Davis)

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    Date Taken: 03.03.2014
    Date Posted: 03.18.2014 09:57
    Photo ID: 1189073
    VIRIN: 140303-M-RV272-238
    Resolution: 5427x3498
    Size: 7.95 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: NACOGDOCHES, TX, US

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