Marine Corps Pfc. Joseph J. Atiyeh of Platoon 3060, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, answers questions about Marine Corps history Aug. 23, 2017, on Parris Island, Formal inspections help ensure Marines like Atiyeh, 28, from Weston, Fla., have properly fitted uniforms as well as possess attention to detail, bearing, confidence and discipline. India Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 25, 2017. 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

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Marine Corps Pfc. Joseph J. Atiyeh of Platoon 3060, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, answers questions about Marine Corps history Aug. 23, 2017, on Parris Island, Formal inspections help ensure Marines like Atiyeh, 28, from Weston, Fla., have properly fitted uniforms as well as possess attention to detail, bearing, confidence and discipline. India Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 25, 2017. 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 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. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob)

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