Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karen Ballesteros, a senior drill instructor with Platoon 4042, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, calls her next command during a final drill evaluation Oct. 25, 2017, on Parris Island, Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, graded Ballesteros, 30, from Meriden, Conn., on her military appearance and ability to command her platoon. Oscar Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 3, 2017. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parri
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karen Ballesteros, a senior drill instructor with Platoon 4042, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, calls her next command during a final drill evaluation Oct. 25, 2017, on Parris Island, Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Drill and Ceremonies Manual, graded Ballesteros, 30, from Meriden, Conn., on her military appearance and ability to command her platoon. Oscar Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 3, 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. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Bavastro)
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