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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits charge through physical fitness session on Parris Island [Image 1 of 9]

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    A group of military recruits with shaved heads wearing olive/green PT (physical training) uniforms and yellow-green reflective vests are performing exercises on yellow parallel bars or dip stations at dusk or dawn. An instructor wearing an orange t-shirt and reflective belt is observing and directing the recruits. The low-light conditions and reflective safety gear suggest an early morning or evening physical training session at a military training facility.

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    10.08.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, do dips during a physical training session Oct. 8, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits participate in more than 30 physical training sessions to prepare for the Marine Corps’ high physical fitness standards. Hotel Company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 12, 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. Caitlin Brink)

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    Date Taken: 10.08.2014
    Date Posted: 11.17.2014 15:46
    Photo ID: 1660711
    VIRIN: 141008-M-FS592-004
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 7.26 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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