Marine Corps Drill Instructor Sgt. Cody Waldo prepares to give an order to Platoon 1053, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, during an initial drill evaluation June 19, 2017, on Parris Island, Drill instructors, like Waldo, 27, from Wayland, Mich., are evaluated on their appearance, sword control and cadence. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 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 13

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Marine Corps Drill Instructor Sgt. Cody Waldo prepares to give an order to Platoon 1053, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, during an initial drill evaluation June 19, 2017, on Parris Island, Drill instructors, like Waldo, 27, from Wayland, Mich., are evaluated on their appearance, sword control and cadence. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 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 13 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. Carlin Warren)

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