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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits survive first night on Parris Island [Image 4 of 8]

    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits survive first night on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    07.08.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Sgt. Rachid Alcala, a receiving drill instructor, ushers the newest recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, into the receiving building on July 8, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Alcala, 28, from Brownsville, Texas, is one of a handful of drill instructors responsible for preparing new recruits for training. The first day is one of many they will spend learning what it takes to earn the title of United States Marine. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 6, 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 Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

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    Date Taken: 07.08.2013
    Date Posted: 07.18.2013 09:07
    Photo ID: 973631
    VIRIN: 130715-M-FS592-385
    Resolution: 3888x2592
    Size: 2.63 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: BROWNSVILLE, TX, US

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