Pvt. Timothy D. Strain, Platoon 2064, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, is presented with his Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem Aug. 29, 2015, on Parris Island, The recruits have worked toward this moment for 12 weeks. The emblem is earned only by those who are imbued with the Corps’ core values and have proven themselves worthy of belonging to the few and the proud. Strain, 24, from High Point, , is scheduled to graduate Sept. 4, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Isla
Pvt. Timothy D. Strain, Platoon 2064, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, is presented with his Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem Aug. 29, 2015, on Parris Island, The recruits have worked toward this moment for 12 weeks. The emblem is earned only by those who are imbued with the Corps’ core values and have proven themselves worthy of belonging to the few and the proud. Strain, 24, from High Point, , is scheduled to graduate Sept. 4, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 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 males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin)
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