Marine Corps drill instructors of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, oversee recruits as they complete an obstacle course Aug. 28, 2017, on Parris Island, Drill instructors are responsible for the safe training of recruits as they go through the transformation of becoming United States Marines. Hotel Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 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 rigor
Marine Corps drill instructors of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, oversee recruits as they complete an obstacle course Aug. 28, 2017, on Parris Island, Drill instructors are responsible for the safe training of recruits as they go through the transformation of becoming United States Marines. Hotel Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 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 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Jacob)
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