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    Marine recruits take first steps to earning title on Parris Island [Image 12 of 15]

    Marine recruits take first steps to earning title on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    06.05.2017

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Javier De Jesus, a drill instructor with Recruit Processing Company, Support Battalion, gives an order to new recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit training Company, June 6, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. De Jesus, 26, is from Bronx, N.Y. Both companies are scheduled to graduate Sept. 1, 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: 06.05.2017
    Date Posted: 06.13.2017 22:08
    Photo ID: 3479452
    VIRIN: 170606-M-ZW564-176
    Resolution: 2880x3840
    Size: 9.56 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

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