Rct. Felicia L. Llanes, Platoon 4022, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, pummels her opponent May 6, 2016, on Parris Island. Llanes, 22, from Victoria, Texas, is scheduled to graduate July 1, 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 t

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Rct. Felicia L. Llanes, Platoon 4022, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, pummels her opponent May 6, 2016, on Parris Island. Llanes, 22, from Victoria, Texas, is scheduled to graduate July 1, 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. (Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)

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