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Drill instructors present recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, their Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblems Jan. 14, 2015, symbolizing their transformation into Marines on Parris Island, S.C. This was the first time drill instructors referred to them as Marines. India Company is scheduled to graduate Jan. 23, 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 Sgt. Caitlin Brink)
| Date Taken: | 01.14.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 01.23.2015 09:27 |
| Photo ID: | 1732501 |
| VIRIN: | 150111-M-FS592-048 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 5.72 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US |
| Web Views: | 94 |
| Downloads: | 12 |
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