The Recruit Training Regiment color guard raises the American flag during the emblem ceremony for Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, April 8, 2017, on Parris Island, Both companies are scheduled to graduate April 14, 2017. 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 train
The Recruit Training Regiment color guard raises the American flag during the emblem ceremony for Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, April 8, 2017, on Parris Island, Both companies are scheduled to graduate April 14, 2017. 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. Joseph Jacob)
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