U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Marley M. Robinson, Platoon 4041, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, does a pullup during an initial strength test July 28, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The minimum physical requirements for female recruits, are 44 crunches in two minutes, one pullup and a 1.5-mile run in 15:00. Robinson, 18, from Jobe, Mo., is scheduled to graduate Oct. 20, 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. Joseph Jacob)
Date Taken: | 07.28.2017 |
Date Posted: | 08.04.2017 22:12 |
Photo ID: | 3639416 |
VIRIN: | 170728-M-XY771-006 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 20.12 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | JOBE, MISSOURI, US |
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