Marine Corps Rct. Michael J. Klocek, of Platoon 3008, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, traverses an obstacle Dec. 4, 2017, on Parris Island, Klocek, 19, from Stafford, Va., is scheduled to graduate Feb. 9, 2018. 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 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of

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Marine Corps Rct. Michael J. Klocek, of Platoon 3008, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, traverses an obstacle Dec. 4, 2017, on Parris Island, Klocek, 19, from Stafford, Va., is scheduled to graduate Feb. 9, 2018. 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 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Jacob)

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