Sgt. Juan Canete, a drill instructor for Platoon 3060, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, encourages recruits to move quickly over each barrier on an obstacle course June 10, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Canete, 26, from Clifton, N.J., ensured recruits correctly completed the obstacles. The course is one of many physical training tools used to build stamina and strength in Marine Corps recruit training. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 16, 2013. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Brink)
Date Taken: | 06.10.2013 |
Date Posted: | 06.20.2013 09:05 |
Photo ID: | 957455 |
VIRIN: | 130610-M-FS592-034 |
Resolution: | 3219x2146 |
Size: | 4.67 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY, US |
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