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Rct. Joshua I. Reeves, Platoon 3008, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, waits to begin his pugil stick match Nov. 16, 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. Reeves, 19, from Decatur, Ga., is scheduled to graduate Jan. 29, 2016. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 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 Sgt. Jennifer Schubert)
| Date Taken: | 11.16.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 11.18.2015 15:55 |
| Photo ID: | 2294110 |
| VIRIN: | 151116-M-AR085-081 |
| Resolution: | 3508x5262 |
| Size: | 4.15 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US |
| Hometown: | DECATUR, GA, US |
| Web Views: | 30 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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