Rct. Alex N. Hernandez Cuenca, left, and Rct. Andy O. Balcarcel Orellana, both with Platoon 3072, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb a Confidence Course obstacle July 25, 2016, on Parris Island. Hernandez Cuenca, 18, from, Charlotte, , and Balcarcel Orellana, 18, from Macon, Ga., are scheduled to graduate Sept. 30, 2016. 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 trainin

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Rct. Alex N. Hernandez Cuenca, left, and Rct. Andy O. Balcarcel Orellana, both with Platoon 3072, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb a Confidence Course obstacle July 25, 2016, on Parris Island. Hernandez Cuenca, 18, from, Charlotte, , and Balcarcel Orellana, 18, from Macon, Ga., are scheduled to graduate Sept. 30, 2016. 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 males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin)

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