Rct. Keanu Canda with Platoon 2005, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, awaits his pugil stick match Nov. 8, 2013, on Parris Island, Recruits fight with pugil sticks, which represent rifles with attached bayonets, to simulate a close encounter with an enemy. Bayonet training is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which combines hand-to-hand combat skills with mental discipline and character development to help transform recruits into physically and morally sound warriors. Canda, a 19-year-old native Alexandria,Va., is scheduled to graduate Jan. 10, Island
Rct. Keanu Canda with Platoon 2005, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, awaits his pugil stick match Nov. 8, 2013, on Parris Island, Recruits fight with pugil sticks, which represent rifles with attached bayonets, to simulate a close encounter with an enemy. Bayonet training is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which combines hand-to-hand combat skills with mental discipline and character development to help transform recruits into physically and morally sound warriors. Canda, a 19-year-old native Alexandria,Va., is scheduled to graduate Jan. 10, 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. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple) Marine recruits compete in simulated bayonet battles on Parris Island 131108-M-LQ078-005
Size: 1936px × 1291px
Photo credit: © PJF Military Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: armed, basic, boot, camp, conflict, corps, depot, di, drill, eastern, err, forces, grad, graduation, instructor, island, marine, marines, mcrd, military, parris, pi, pisc, recruit, recruiter, recruiting, region, states, training, united, usmc, war
