Rct. Cameron C. Buquoi, Platoon 3086, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, shaves before his official Marine Corps photo Sept. 1, 2016, on Parris Island, This photo is normally identified as a Marine’s first official Marine Corps photo and has been taken in training since the 1950’s. Buquoi, 18, from Prairieville, La., is scheduled to graduate Oct. 21, 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 r

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Rct. Cameron C. Buquoi, Platoon 3086, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, shaves before his official Marine Corps photo Sept. 1, 2016, on Parris Island, This photo is normally identified as a Marine’s first official Marine Corps photo and has been taken in training since the 1950’s. Buquoi, 18, from Prairieville, La., is scheduled to graduate Oct. 21, 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 49 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Pfc. Maximiliano Bavastro)

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