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    Parris Island recruits take first steps toward Marine Corps discipline with drill [Image 5 of 8]

    Parris Island recruits take first steps toward Marine Corps discipline with drill

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    06.05.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Rct. Cody Bivins, Platoon 1044, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, holds the platoon's guidon and awaits the senior drill instructor's next command during the final drill evaluation June 5, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Bivins, a 22-year-old native of Americus, Ga., stood as the platoon's guide during the evaluation. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate June 14, 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)

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    Date Taken: 06.05.2013
    Date Posted: 07.10.2013 14:52
    Photo ID: 969058
    VIRIN: 130605-M-PG802-005
    Resolution: 3888x2592
    Size: 3.73 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: AMERICUS, GA, US

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