Rct. Jordan J. Herold, Platoon 1010, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, does a crunch during a physical training session Dec. 14, 2016, on Parris Island, Recruits perform various exercises meant to strengthen the main muscle groups and prepare them for the physical fitness and combat fitness tests, both of which are graduation requirements. Herold, 18, from Pittsburgh, is scheduled to graduate Mar. 3, 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 b
Rct. Jordan J. Herold, Platoon 1010, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, does a crunch during a physical training session Dec. 14, 2016, on Parris Island, Recruits perform various exercises meant to strengthen the main muscle groups and prepare them for the physical fitness and combat fitness tests, both of which are graduation requirements. Herold, 18, from Pittsburgh, is scheduled to graduate Mar. 3, 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. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Bavastro)
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