Recruits of Platoon 3025, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, march during a final drill evaluation April 12, 2017, on Parris Island, The strict, particular nature of close-order drill reinforces discipline and fosters unit cohesion. India Company is scheduled to graduate April 21, 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
Recruits of Platoon 3025, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, march during a final drill evaluation April 12, 2017, on Parris Island, The strict, particular nature of close-order drill reinforces discipline and fosters unit cohesion. India Company is scheduled to graduate April 21, 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. (Photo by Cpl. Aaron Bolser)
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