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    Marine recruits test close combat abilities on Parris Island [Image 5 of 5]

    Marine recruits test close combat abilities on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    06.30.2015

    Photo by Pfc. Vanessa Austin 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Martial Arts Instructor Sgt. Theophlius Bush II readies recruits of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, before a pugil stick match June 30, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits fight with pugil sticks, which represent rifles with attached bayonets, to simulate a close encounter with an enemy. Bush, 26, is from Jackson, Miss. Echo Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 4, 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: 06.30.2015
    Date Posted: 07.01.2015 15:16
    Photo ID: 2040289
    VIRIN: 150630-M-VP563-147
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 8.4 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: JACKSON, MS, US

    Web Views: 42
    Downloads: 3

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