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    Marine recruits march in close order drill on Parris Island [Image 6 of 6]

    Marine recruits march in close order drill on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    03.04.2015

    Photo by Pfc. Vanessa Austin 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Staff Sgt. Steven D. Procter, a Parris Island drillmaster, evaluates Platoon 2020, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, on their ability to perform close-order drill movements during a final drill evaluation March 4, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, graded each platoon and its drill instructor on their ability to perform close-order drill movements. Procter, 30, is from Lincoln, R.I. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate March 13, 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 Pfc. Vanessa Austin)

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    Date Taken: 03.04.2015
    Date Posted: 03.11.2015 16:18
    Photo ID: 1809003
    VIRIN: 150304-M-VP563-184
    Resolution: 2237x3468
    Size: 1.81 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: LINCOLN, RI, US

    Web Views: 107
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