Rct. Johnathon S. Barajas, a 20-year-old native of Westerville, Ohio, is currently in training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, , in hopes of earning the title United States Marine. Barajas is training with Platoon 1032, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and is scheduled to graduate May 13, 2016. “I joined for the experience, adventure and honor that the Marine Corps can give me,” said Barajas, who graduated from Westerville Central High School in 2013. “The Marine Corps gives me the chance to better myself.” Approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annu


Rct. Johnathon S. Barajas, a 20-year-old native of Westerville, Ohio, is currently in training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, , in hopes of earning the title United States Marine. Barajas is training with Platoon 1032, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and is scheduled to graduate May 13, 2016. “I joined for the experience, adventure and honor that the Marine Corps can give me,” said Barajas, who graduated from Westerville Central High School in 2013. “The Marine Corps gives me the chance to better myself.” 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 Pfc. Carlin Warren)


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