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U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, fight during a pugil sticks match June 11, 2018, on Parris Island, S.C. Matched up according to body weight, recruits simulate a close-quarters combat scenario as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 24, 2018. 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 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vanessa Austin)
| Date Taken: | 06.11.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 06.12.2018 14:10 |
| Photo ID: | 4477115 |
| VIRIN: | 180611-M-VP563-085 |
| Resolution: | 3778x2519 |
| Size: | 1.24 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US |
| Web Views: | 327 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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