Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb a Confidence Course obstacle Feb. 3, 2016, on Parris Island, Recruits must challenge themselves and, in some cases, work together to complete the Confidence Course obstacles. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate April 8, 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 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enliste

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Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb a Confidence Course obstacle Feb. 3, 2016, on Parris Island, Recruits must challenge themselves and, in some cases, work together to complete the Confidence Course obstacles. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate April 8, 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 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)

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