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    Young men arrive on Parris Island for chance to earn title Marine [Image 5 of 7]

    Young men arrive on Parris Island for chance to earn title Marine

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    07.13.2015

    Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Senior Drill Instructor Jonathan M. Owens tells soon-to-be recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, what they will be expected of them once they enter the receiving building July 13, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. For these young men, stepping through the building’s silver doors symbolizes the transition from civilians to Marine recruits and the beginning of their transformation into United States Marines. If successful in training, they will be transformed during the following 13 weeks into basic Marines, representing the epitome of personal character, selflessness and military virtue. Owens, 28, is from Ocala, Fla. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 9, 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)

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    Date Taken: 07.13.2015
    Date Posted: 07.16.2015 07:44
    Photo ID: 2069133
    VIRIN: 150713-M-AR085-219
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 8.47 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

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