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    Marine recruits learn marksmanship fundamentals on Parris Island [Image 4 of 4]

    Marine recruits learn marksmanship fundamentals on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    07.30.2015

    Photo by Pfc. Aaron Bolser 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of Platoon 3064, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice the prone shooting position July 30, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. For one week, recruits learn and practice the fundamentals of marksmanship before shooting live ammunition the following week. India Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 11, 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 approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Pfc. Aaron Bolser)

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    Date Taken: 07.30.2015
    Date Posted: 08.04.2015 21:19
    Photo ID: 2105108
    VIRIN: 150730-M-RK242-212
    Resolution: 3205x2137
    Size: 1.09 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

    Web Views: 44
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