Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Jesse J. Dorsey, company first sergeant of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, speaks to the new Marines of Fox Company and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, after completing the Crucible Dec. 28, 2017, on Parris Island, Dorsey, 40, is from Los Angeles. Both companies graduated Jan. 5, 2018. 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 trai

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Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Jesse J. Dorsey, company first sergeant of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, speaks to the new Marines of Fox Company and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, after completing the Crucible Dec. 28, 2017, on Parris Island, Dorsey, 40, is from Los Angeles. Both companies graduated Jan. 5, 2018. 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 Cpl. Joseph Jacob)

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