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Rct. Thyheme D. Washington points out a uniform to Rct. Kenyon R. Risher, left, and Rct. JaQuan T. Bostic, all with Platoon 2070, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during free time Aug. 20, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits often use their free time to study. Washington, 20, from Spartanburg, S.C.; Risher, 18, from St. George, S.C.; and Bostic, 18, from Augusta, Ga., are 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 approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin)
| Date Taken: | 08.20.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 08.21.2015 12:16 |
| Photo ID: | 2135185 |
| VIRIN: | 150820-M-VP563-386 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 3.94 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US |
| Hometown: | AUGUSTA, GA, US |
| Hometown: | SPARTANBURG, SC, US |
| Hometown: | ST. GEORGE, SC, US |
| Web Views: | 154 |
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