Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, hike under the iconic “We Make Marines” sign during the Crucible Aug. 26, 2016, on Parris Island, The Crucible is the final test a recruit must pass before earning the Eagle Globe and Anchor emblem. Both companies are 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 rig

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Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, hike under the iconic “We Make Marines” sign during the Crucible Aug. 26, 2016, on Parris Island, The Crucible is the final test a recruit must pass before earning the Eagle Globe and Anchor emblem. Both companies are 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)

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