Col. Paul D. Cucinotta, Recruit Training Regiment commanding officer, speaks to new Marines of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion after a motivational run Feb. 25, 2016. Cucinotta explained the importance of upholding the values they learned in training when they return home on 10 days of leave after graduation. Both companies are scheduled to graduate Feb. 26, 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 male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)
| Date Taken: | 02.25.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 02.25.2016 15:35 |
| Photo ID: | 2423837 |
| VIRIN: | 160225-M-RK242-101 |
| Resolution: | 3840x5760 |
| Size: | 4.98 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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