Recruits of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, salute the flag during an emblem ceremony Aug. 13, 2016, on Parris Island, Each recruit earned the title Marine and the coveted Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem after successfully completing 12 weeks of training. Both companies are scheduled to graduate Aug. 19, 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 12 weeks
Recruits of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, salute the flag during an emblem ceremony Aug. 13, 2016, on Parris Island, Each recruit earned the title Marine and the coveted Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem after successfully completing 12 weeks of training. Both companies are scheduled to graduate Aug. 19, 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 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. (Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin)
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