Cpl. Tevin I. Bell, a marksmanship coach with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, advises Rct. Brian C. Smith, Platoon 3068, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, how to improve his shooting accuracy July 26, 2016, on Parris Island, Bell, 21, is from Taunton, Mass. Smith, 19, from Suffolk, Va., is scheduled to graduate Sept. 2, 2016. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative


Cpl. Tevin I. Bell, a marksmanship coach with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, advises Rct. Brian C. Smith, Platoon 3068, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, how to improve his shooting accuracy July 26, 2016, on Parris Island, Bell, 21, is from Taunton, Mass. Smith, 19, from Suffolk, Va., is scheduled to graduate Sept. 2, 2016. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin)


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