A recruit of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, responds to his drill instructor July 15, 2017, on Parris Island, Conditioning hikes, like this six-mile hike, prepares the recruits for the demanding physical conditions of the Crucible, the final graduation requirement to earn the title Marine. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 1, 2017. 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,
A recruit of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, responds to his drill instructor July 15, 2017, on Parris Island, Conditioning hikes, like this six-mile hike, prepares the recruits for the demanding physical conditions of the Crucible, the final graduation requirement to earn the title Marine. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 1, 2017. 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. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob)
Size: 5296px × 3531px
Photo credit: © AB Forces News Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: basic, boot, camp, corps, depot, di, drill, eastern, err, grad, graduation, instructor, island, marine, marines, mcrd, parris, pi, pisc, recruit, recruiter, region, training, usmc
