Rct. Jeffrey Roberts II, Platoon 3014, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, surges toward his opponent during pugil stick training Dec. 15, 2014. This training is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which combines hand-to-hand combat skills with mental discipline and character development to transform recruits into physically and morally sound warriors. Roberts, 19, from Gainesville, Fla., is scheduled to graduate Feb. 27, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island ann
Rct. Jeffrey Roberts II, Platoon 3014, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, surges toward his opponent during pugil stick training Dec. 15, 2014. This training is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which combines hand-to-hand combat skills with mental discipline and character development to transform recruits into physically and morally sound warriors. Roberts, 19, from Gainesville, Fla., is scheduled to graduate Feb. 27, 2015. 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 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Sgt. Caitlin Brink) Photo Gallery, Marine recruits fight with pugil sticks, bayonet training on Parris Island 141215-M-FS592-161
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