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Staff Sgt. Mauro V. Anchondo, a Parris Island drillmaster, evaluates Platoon 1061, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, during an initial drill evaluation on June 20, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, grade each platoon and its drill instructor on their ability to perform precise close-order drill movements. Anchondo, 32, is from Compton, Calif. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 12, 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 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Pfc. Carlin Warren)
| Date Taken: | 06.20.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.27.2016 15:17 |
| Photo ID: | 2691472 |
| VIRIN: | 160620-M-ZW564-096 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 11.37 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 195 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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