Recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, use teamwork to overcome an obstacle during the Crucible Aug. 26, 2016, on Parris Island, The Crucible, recruit training’s 54-hour culminating event, tests recruits’ abilities to work together and complete tasks in a stressful environment. November Company 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, tr

---

Recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, use teamwork to overcome an obstacle during the Crucible Aug. 26, 2016, on Parris Island, The Crucible, recruit training’s 54-hour culminating event, tests recruits’ abilities to work together and complete tasks in a stressful environment. November Company 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 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)

---

Size: 3775px × 2516px
Photo credit: © AB Forces News Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: basic, boot, bulk, camp, corps, depot, di, drill, dvids, eastern, err, grad, graduation, import, instructor, island, marine, marines, mcrd, nmcs, parris, pi, pisc, recruit, recruiter, region, training, usmc