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    New recruits take first steps to Marine title on Parris Island [Image 18 of 19]

    New recruits take first steps to Marine title on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    05.23.2017

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, respond to a drill instructor May 22, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors expect recruits to respond loudly and confidently at all times. Echo Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 18, 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 male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren)

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    Date Taken: 05.23.2017
    Date Posted: 05.26.2017 13:33
    Photo ID: 3425040
    VIRIN: 170523-M-ZW564-108
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 12.68 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

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