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    Alpha Company – Pugil Sticks – Sept. 28, 2015 [Image 1 of 5]

    Alpha Company – Pugil Sticks – Sept. 28, 2015

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    09.28.2015

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Rct. Tyler A. Day, Platoon 1097, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, prepares for his pugil stick bout Sept. 28, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits fight using pugil sticks, which represent rifles with fixed bayonets, to simulate a close encounter with an enemy. This training is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which combines hand-to-hand combat skills with mental discipline and character development to transform recruits into physically and morally sound warriors. Day, 18, from Livonia, Mich., is scheduled to graduate Dec. 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 Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)

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    Date Taken: 09.28.2015
    Date Posted: 10.05.2015 16:14
    Photo ID: 2213910
    VIRIN: 150928-M-RK242-095
    Resolution: 4846x3230
    Size: 2.31 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

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