Rct. Immanuel Hardy, Platoon 1070, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, rushes forward on a combat training course Aug. 4, 2015, on Parris Island, The course is part of Basic Warrior Training, held during the ninth week of boot camp, which focuses on basic field-related skills all Marines must know. The initial combat training recruits receive will be broadened after boot camp during follow-on training at Camp Lejeune, Hardy, 19, from Worchester, Mass., is scheduled to graduate Aug. 28, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 191
Rct. Immanuel Hardy, Platoon 1070, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, rushes forward on a combat training course Aug. 4, 2015, on Parris Island, The course is part of Basic Warrior Training, held during the ninth week of boot camp, which focuses on basic field-related skills all Marines must know. The initial combat training recruits receive will be broadened after boot camp during follow-on training at Camp Lejeune, Hardy, 19, from Worchester, Mass., is scheduled to graduate Aug. 28, 2015. 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 approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin)
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