Rct. Carlos J. Lopez, Platoon 2076, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, performs a close-order drill movement during the platoon’s final drill evaluation Sept. 23, 2015, on Parris Island, The strict, particular nature of close-order drill reinforces discipline and fosters unit cohesion. Lopez, 19, from West Haven, Conn., is scheduled to graduate Oct. 2, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of
Rct. Carlos J. Lopez, Platoon 2076, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, performs a close-order drill movement during the platoon’s final drill evaluation Sept. 23, 2015, on Parris Island, The strict, particular nature of close-order drill reinforces discipline and fosters unit cohesion. Lopez, 19, from West Haven, Conn., is scheduled to graduate Oct. 2, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin)
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