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    Marine recruits overcome fears, build confidence on Parris Island rappel tower [Image 13 of 16]

    Marine recruits overcome fears, build confidence on Parris Island rappel tower

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    08.01.2017

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Jacob Cohen, Platoon 1069, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, slides down a rope during rappel training Aug. 1, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Cohen, 26, from New York, is scheduled to graduate Sept. 22, 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)

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    Date Taken: 08.01.2017
    Date Posted: 08.17.2017 11:04
    Photo ID: 3682398
    VIRIN: 170801-M-XY771-091
    Resolution: 4985x3323
    Size: 966.92 KB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

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