United States Marine Corps Rct. Nicholas A. Rector of Platoon 1093, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, crawls along the dirt during the Crucible Dec. 7, 2017, on Parris Island, The Crucible is the final test a recruit, like Rector, 1093, from Nashville, Tenn., must pass before earning the Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 15, 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 endu

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United States Marine Corps Rct. Nicholas A. Rector of Platoon 1093, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, crawls along the dirt during the Crucible Dec. 7, 2017, on Parris Island, The Crucible is the final test a recruit, like Rector, 1093, from Nashville, Tenn., must pass before earning the Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 15, 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. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Jacob)

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