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    Marine recruits take notes during history class on Parris Island [Image 4 of 4]

    Marine recruits take notes during history class on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    11.14.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Jennifer Schubert 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Rct. Ethan Mensch, Platoon 2004, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, takes notes during a history class Nov. 14, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C Recruits receive six history classes that range from the Marine Corps’ founding in 1775 to recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mensch, 19, from Benton, Ky., is scheduled to graduate Jan. 16, 2015. 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. Jennifer Schubert)

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    Date Taken: 11.14.2014
    Date Posted: 01.09.2015 12:15
    Photo ID: 1717523
    VIRIN: 141114-M-AR085-258
    Resolution: 1920x2880
    Size: 4.23 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: BENTON, KY, US

    Web Views: 25
    Downloads: 3

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