Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th

(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Logo

    Photo Gallery: Hundreds of young men arrive on Parris Island to be transformed into Marines [Image 5 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. Nathan McLain encourages Rct. Samuel Peeples, Platoon 1033, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, to move faster as he fills out a temporary nametag March 3, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. McLain, a 26-year-old from Fence, Wis., and his fellow drill instructors demanded speed and intensity from the recruits at all times. Peeples, an 18-year-old from Wewahitchka, Fla., is scheduled 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)

    LEAVE A COMMENT

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 03.03.2014
    Date Posted: 03.18.2014 09:58
    Photo ID: 1189074
    VIRIN: 140303-M-RV272-285
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 7.08 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: FENCE, WI, US

    Web Views: 270
    Downloads: 10

    PUBLIC DOMAIN