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Rct. Wyatt R. Thornton, Platoon 1053, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, maneuvers under concertina wire on a combat training course June 9, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is part of Basic Warrior Training, held during the ninth week of boot camp, which focuses on basic field-related skills all Marines must know. These skills will be broadened during follow-on training at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Thornton, 20, from Long Beach Island, N.J., is scheduled to graduate July 2, 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)
| Date Taken: | 06.09.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 06.10.2015 16:15 |
| Photo ID: | 1990100 |
| VIRIN: | 150609-M-VP563-078 |
| Resolution: | 3627x5450 |
| Size: | 4.54 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 111 |
| Downloads: | 12 |
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