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    Kirtland, Ohio, native a Marine Corps drill instructor on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    04.23.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Staff Sgt. Christopher Kalina currently serves as a Marine Corps drill instructor with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Kalina joined the Marine Corps in June 2004 and became a drill instructor in June 2011. “I became a drill instructor so that basically trained Marines can understand they need a leader to follow, not a buddy,” said Kalina, a Kirtland, Ohio, native. About 600 Marine Corps drill instructors shape the approximately 20,000 recruits who come to Parris Island annually into basic United States Marines. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps.

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    Date Taken: 04.23.2014
    Date Posted: 04.25.2014 11:16
    Photo ID: 1273534
    VIRIN: 140423-M-RV272-013
    Resolution: 3840x2560
    Size: 4.06 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: KIRTLAND, OHIO, US

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