Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, center, speaks with Capt. Taylor Bates, left, commander of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, and Capt. Larry Black Jr., commander of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, about the Crucible March 3, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Parris Island is the only place in the Marine Corps where enlisted males and females undergo 70 training days to earn the title United States Marine. 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 Staff Sgt. Greg Thomas)
Date Taken: | 03.03.2016 |
Date Posted: | 03.03.2016 16:29 |
Photo ID: | 2439245 |
VIRIN: | 160303-M-CJ988-202 |
Resolution: | 5071x3381 |
Size: | 3.88 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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