A drill instructor pulls a rope from the harness of Rct. Jeff S. Racer Jr., Platoon 3018, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, after Racer completes rappel training Feb. 10, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors act as a safety for recruits as they descend the tower. Racer, 19, from Huntington, W.Va., is scheduled to graduate April 3, 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. Jennifer Schubert)
Date Taken: | 02.10.2015 |
Date Posted: | 03.04.2015 13:15 |
Photo ID: | 1797284 |
VIRIN: | 150210-M-AR085-208 |
Resolution: | 3840x5760 |
Size: | 11.66 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US |
Hometown: | HUNTINGTON, WV, US |
Web Views: | 52 |
Downloads: | 7 |
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