Staff Sgt. Smathe Toles, a Parris Island drillmaster, evaluates Platoon 3032, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, during an initial drill evaluation March 7, 2016, on Parris Island, Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, grade each platoon and its drill instructor on their ability to perform close-order drill movements. Toles, 35, is from Queens, India Company is scheduled to graduate April 29, 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

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Staff Sgt. Smathe Toles, a Parris Island drillmaster, evaluates Platoon 3032, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, during an initial drill evaluation March 7, 2016, on Parris Island, Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, grade each platoon and its drill instructor on their ability to perform close-order drill movements. Toles, 35, is from Queens, India Company is scheduled to graduate April 29, 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 approximately 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert)

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