Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, glide through the ranks of Platoon 3102, Lima Company, 3r

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Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, glide through the ranks of Platoon 3102, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, during the recruits’ initial drill evaluation Oct. 21, 2013, on Parris Island, The drillmasters graded the recruits on their discipline, bearing and attention to detail. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 22, 2013. 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 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps.

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