Marine Corps recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, walk across a trail during land navigation practice Oct. 16, 2017, on Parris Island, Recruits learn how to traverse unfamiliar territory using a map and compass during Basic Warrior Training. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 9, 2017. 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

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Marine Corps recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, walk across a trail during land navigation practice Oct. 16, 2017, on Parris Island, Recruits learn how to traverse unfamiliar territory using a map and compass during Basic Warrior Training. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 9, 2017. 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. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Bavastro)

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