Sgt. Brandon D. Schramm, a water survival instructor with Support Battalion, imitates compressions during a rescue drill on June 13, 2016. Water survival instructors, like Schramm, 27, from Douglas, Ga., are in charge of recruits’ safety during water survival training and practice the needed skills to save lives. 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 e
Sgt. Brandon D. Schramm, a water survival instructor with Support Battalion, imitates compressions during a rescue drill on June 13, 2016. Water survival instructors, like Schramm, 27, from Douglas, Ga., are in charge of recruits’ safety during water survival training and practice the needed skills to save lives. 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.
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