Marine Corps drill instructors encourage recruits of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, to move faster as they maneuver through a combat obstacle training course Jan. 11, 2018, on Parris Island, The course is part of Basic Warrior Training, held during the ninth week of boot camp, which focuses on basic field-related skills all Marines must know. The initial combat training recruits receive will be broadened after boot camp during follow-on training at Camp Lejeune, Golf Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 2, 2018. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps rec
Marine Corps drill instructors encourage recruits of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, to move faster as they maneuver through a combat obstacle training course Jan. 11, 2018, on Parris Island, The course is part of Basic Warrior Training, held during the ninth week of boot camp, which focuses on basic field-related skills all Marines must know. The initial combat training recruits receive will be broadened after boot camp during follow-on training at Camp Lejeune, Golf Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 2, 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 approximately 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps.
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