Rct. Tyler D. Simms conducts a leg sweep on Rct. Damien M. Hopkins both with Platoon 3001, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, to the ground during a martial arts endurance course Nov. 6, 2015, on Parris Island, The course is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which fuses hand-to-hand combat skills with character development, helping transform recruits into physically strong and morally sound Marines. Simms, 18, from Marysville, Mich., and Hopkins, 18, from Columbus, Ga., are scheduled to graduate Jan. 8, 2016. Approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island ann

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Rct. Tyler D. Simms conducts a leg sweep on Rct. Damien M. Hopkins both with Platoon 3001, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, to the ground during a martial arts endurance course Nov. 6, 2015, on Parris Island, The course is part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which fuses hand-to-hand combat skills with character development, helping transform recruits into physically strong and morally sound Marines. Simms, 18, from Marysville, Mich., and Hopkins, 18, from Columbus, Ga., are scheduled to graduate Jan. 8, 2016. Approximately 19,000 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 for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)

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