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Sgt. Miguel A. Davila, a primary marksmanship instructor with Marksmanship Training Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, teaches recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, about the importance of marksmanship fundamentals March 16, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. For one week, recruits learn and practice the fundamentals of marksmanship before shooting live ammunition the following week to qualify on the rifle range. Davila, 25, is from White Deer, Texas. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate April 28, 2017. 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 males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Bavastro)
| Date Taken: | 03.16.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 03.21.2017 16:07 |
| Photo ID: | 3245418 |
| VIRIN: | 170316-M-MF691-024 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 2 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US |
| Web Views: | 42 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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