Sgt. Mario Powers, a drill instructor of Platoon 1056, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, reads from a list of all the drill movements he is expected to perform July 1, 2013, during the company's initial drill evaluation on Parris Island's main parade deck. Four drillmasters, who are experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, reviewed each platoon during the evaluation and graded their abilities to correctly perform drill movements. Powers is a 30-year-old native of Tacoma, Wash. Close-order drill is used during recruit training to instill discipline, teamwork and pride. Charlie Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 23, 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. MaryAnn Hill)
Date Taken: | 07.01.2013 |
Date Posted: | 07.10.2013 11:39 |
Photo ID: | 968936 |
VIRIN: | 130701-M-PG802-020 |
Resolution: | 3888x2592 |
Size: | 1.24 MB |
Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | TACOMA, WASHINGTON, US |
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