Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, prepare to shed gear underwater during basic water survival training, June 13, 2016. Water survival qualification, one of seven graduation requirements, also includes swimming 25 meters, leaping from a tower and treading water for four minutes. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 12, 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 12 weeks of rigorous, transfor
Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, prepare to shed gear underwater during basic water survival training, June 13, 2016. Water survival qualification, one of seven graduation requirements, also includes swimming 25 meters, leaping from a tower and treading water for four minutes. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 12, 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 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 Pfc. Carlin Warren)
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