Orlando, Fla., native training at Parris Island to become U.S. Marine

Photo By Sgt. Joseph Jacob | U.S. Marine Corps recruit Jovan Jones, with Platoon 2057, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, crawls along the ground between obstacles during Basic Warrior Training July 6, 2018 at Parris Island, S.C. Recruits in teams of four maneuvered over and under various obstacles such as concertina wire, walls and small moats while wearing combat equipment during Basic Warrior Training. Echo Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 14, 2018.  

UNITED STATES

07.06.2018

Story by Cpl. Joseph Jacob 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – We ask recruits currently in training why they decided to endure 13 weeks of boot camp to earn the title United States Marine. Here’s what one said:

“I joined the Marines because I wanted a way to pay for college so that I can commission as an officer later on, and the Marines seemed like a calling to demand the highest of myself physically. When I first came here, I didn’t like my drill instructors at all, but after a couple months I’ve seen how much they care and push us to do better and become more than we were before.”

Rct. Jovan Jones
Platoon 2057, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion
Age: 21
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.

• Date Taken: 07.06.2018
• Date Posted: 07.09.2018 14:48
• Story ID: 283601
• Location: US
• Hometown: ORLANDO, FLORIDA, US