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

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    A U.S. Marine drill instructor in camouflage uniform and campaign cover (drill sergeant hat) is shouting at a young civilian man wearing glasses and a white polo shirt, who has his arm raised holding what appears to be a pen. The scene appears to take place in a military recruitment or processing facility, with other seated civilians visible in the background. This appears to be a military enlistment or orientation event.

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    03.03.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Chief drill instructor Staff Sgt. Marco Ibarra and drill instructor Staff Sgt. Beatriz Bautista, encourage Rct. Jeffrey Alexander, Platoon 1033, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, to be louder during his first moments inside the receiving building March 3, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Ibarra, a 33-year-old from Houston, and Bautista, a 27-year-old from Arlington, Va., ensured recruits adapted to the fast-paced, strict nature of recruit training. Alexander, an 18-year-old from Jackson, Miss., 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 Octavia Davis)

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    Date Taken: 03.03.2014
    Date Posted: 03.18.2014 09:54
    Photo ID: 1189084
    VIRIN: 140303-M-RV272-605
    Resolution: 4068x2628
    Size: 4.49 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US
    Hometown: HOUSTON, TEXAS, US
    Hometown: JACKSON, MICHIGAN, US
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    A young male student is seated at a school desk, writing on a large brown paper bag or folder with a black marker. The text visible on the paper reads 'Ret. McADOO, D.M.' suggesting this may be a name label or assignment cover. The setting appears to be a classroom with other students and desks visible in the background.
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    A U.S. Marine drill instructor in camouflage uniform and campaign cover (drill sergeant hat) is shouting at a young civilian man wearing glasses and a white polo shirt, who has his arm raised holding what appears to be a pen. The scene appears to take place in a military recruitment or processing facility, with other seated civilians visible in the background. This appears to be a military enlistment or orientation event.

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