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    Photo Gallery: Hundreds of young men arrive on Parris Island to be transformed into Marines [Image 10 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           

    A recruit of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, fills out a temporary nametag March 3, 2014, shortly after arriving at Parris Island, S.C. Recruits wear written identification tags until their names are sewn onto their uniforms later in training. The recruits spent their first night on the island completing paperwork and receiving training gear and uniforms. Alpha Company 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)

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    Date Taken: 03.03.2014
    Date Posted: 03.18.2014 09:57
    Photo ID: 1189079
    VIRIN: 140303-M-RV272-517
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 8.5 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

    Web Views: 266
    Downloads: 8

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