Academic instructor Sgt. Ethan A. Stoeckel, Instructional Training Company, Support Battalion, evaluates a recruit of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, during a practical application evaluation Oct. 23, 2015, on Parris Island, Recruits must demonstrate an understanding of basic emergency medical care as well as various rifle carrying techniques. Stoeckel, 25, is from Greenwood, Del. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 6, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island a


Academic instructor Sgt. Ethan A. Stoeckel, Instructional Training Company, Support Battalion, evaluates a recruit of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, during a practical application evaluation Oct. 23, 2015, on Parris Island, Recruits must demonstrate an understanding of basic emergency medical care as well as various rifle carrying techniques. Stoeckel, 25, is from Greenwood, Del. Lima Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 6, 2015. 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 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. Aaron Bolser)


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