Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Devon Luevano, a Parris Island drillmaster, inspects a recruit’s rifle during the final drill evaluation of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Oct. 25, 2017, on Parris Island, Drillmasters, like Luevano, 25, from San Antonio, grade the platoons and unit leaders during evaluations. The strict, particular nature of close-order drill reinforces discipline and fosters unit cohesion. Hotel Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 3, 2017. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recrui
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Devon Luevano, a Parris Island drillmaster, inspects a recruit’s rifle during the final drill evaluation of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Oct. 25, 2017, on Parris Island, Drillmasters, like Luevano, 25, from San Antonio, grade the platoons and unit leaders during evaluations. The strict, particular nature of close-order drill reinforces discipline and fosters unit cohesion. Hotel Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 3, 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 approximately 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Bavastro)
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