A Marine Corps drill instructor orders new recruits of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, through the iconic silver doors on Parris Island, , Jan. 8, 2018. If successful these recruits will earn the title Marine and represent the ideals of selflessness and military virtue the Corps proudly upholds. Echo Company is scheduled to graduate April 6, 2018. 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 rig
A Marine Corps drill instructor orders new recruits of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, through the iconic silver doors on Parris Island, , Jan. 8, 2018. If successful these recruits will earn the title Marine and represent the ideals of selflessness and military virtue the Corps proudly upholds. Echo Company is scheduled to graduate April 6, 2018. 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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