Recruits of Platoon 4034, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, listen to their senior drill instructor during a guided discussion July 17, 2016, on Parris Island, Guided discussions help develop the moral character of recruits and teach them the true essence of being a Marine. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 30, 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 train
Recruits of Platoon 4034, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, listen to their senior drill instructor during a guided discussion July 17, 2016, on Parris Island, Guided discussions help develop the moral character of recruits and teach them the true essence of being a Marine. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 30, 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 Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren)
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