Recruits of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, orient themselves to their next destination during a land navigation exercise Feb. 1, 2016, on Parris Island, Recruits ventured into a wooded area with a compass and map to find specific locations after learning the basics of land navigation. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 26, 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 13 weeks of rigorous, transfo
Recruits of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, orient themselves to their next destination during a land navigation exercise Feb. 1, 2016, on Parris Island, Recruits ventured into a wooded area with a compass and map to find specific locations after learning the basics of land navigation. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 26, 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 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)
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