Recruits of Platoon 4039, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice the sitting position Sept. 21, 2016, on Parris Island, Recruits train with scopes because the Marine Corps now equips all rifles with scopes, and rifle marksmanship fundamentals remain the same. November Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 4, 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.

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Recruits of Platoon 4039, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice the sitting position Sept. 21, 2016, on Parris Island, Recruits train with scopes because the Marine Corps now equips all rifles with scopes, and rifle marksmanship fundamentals remain the same. November Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 4, 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 approximately 49 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photos by Pfc. Maximiliano Bavastro)

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