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    Marine recruits learn trust, confidence on Parris Island rappel tower [Image 1 of 5]

    Marine recruits learn trust, confidence on Parris Island rappel tower

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    09.15.2015

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Field training instructors demonstrate proper rappelling techniques Sept. 15, 2015, to recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, on Parris Island, S.C. This training mimics descending from a helicopter skid or the side of a building using a rope and harness. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 6, 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)

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    Date Taken: 09.15.2015
    Date Posted: 09.22.2015 14:28
    Photo ID: 2189635
    VIRIN: 150915-M-VP563-016
    Resolution: 3922x2615
    Size: 2.28 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

    Web Views: 24
    Downloads: 5

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