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    Photo Gallery: Recruits transition to Marine boot camp life on Parris Island [Image 6 of 14]

    Photo Gallery: Recruits transition to Marine boot camp life on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    03.25.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Rct. Jesus Alvarez, Platoon 1040, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, tucks in bed sheets March 25, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. During their first week on base, known as receiving week, the young men learned the basics all recruits must know, ranging from making their bunks to marching in unison. Alvarez, a 20-year-old from Marietta, Ga., is scheduled to graduate June 20, 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: 03.25.2014
    Date Posted: 04.08.2014 09:43
    Photo ID: 1231618
    VIRIN: 140325-M-RV272-468
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 4.5 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: MARIETTA, GA, US

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