Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas A. McCalley, a marksmanship trainer with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, adjusts the rifle sling of Marine Corps Rct. Mariam D. Natelashvili, Platoon 4028, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, June 28, 2017, on Parris Island, McCalley, 27, is from Leesburg, Va., and Natelashvili, 21, is from Woodbridge, Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 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 Un
Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas A. McCalley, a marksmanship trainer with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, adjusts the rifle sling of Marine Corps Rct. Mariam D. Natelashvili, Platoon 4028, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, June 28, 2017, on Parris Island, McCalley, 27, is from Leesburg, Va., and Natelashvili, 21, is from Woodbridge, Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 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.
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