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

    Drill Instructor Sgt. Charles C. Moysey III, with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, ensures the safety of Rct. Alicia R. Meyer, Platoon 4036, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, as she rappels down the 47-foot tower Sept. 15, 2015 on Parris Island, S.C. If a recruit loses control while descending, a drill instructor, such as Moysey, 25, from Ocala, Fla., will pull on the bottom of the rope, stopping the recruit from falling. Meyer, 18, from Pacific, Mo., 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 14:30
    Photo ID: 2189659
    VIRIN: 150915-M-VP563-099
    Resolution: 3438x5157
    Size: 5.33 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: OCALA, FL, US
    Hometown: PACIFIC, MO, US

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