Rct. Robyn M. LeBuffe, a 22-year-old native of Hartford, Conn., is currently in training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, , in hopes of earning the title United States Marine. LeBuffe is training with Platoon 4022, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, and is scheduled to graduate July 1, 2016. “I joined the Marine Corps because I was a teacher at home, and I wanted to be an example and a role model for my students and younger brother.” LeBuffe graduated from Manatee School for the Arts in 2012. Approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chan

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Rct. Robyn M. LeBuffe, a 22-year-old native of Hartford, Conn., is currently in training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, , in hopes of earning the title United States Marine. LeBuffe is training with Platoon 4022, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, and is scheduled to graduate July 1, 2016. “I joined the Marine Corps because I was a teacher at home, and I wanted to be an example and a role model for my students and younger brother.” LeBuffe graduated from Manatee School for the Arts in 2012. 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 for female recruits in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)

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