Sgt. Charles E. Mills, a drill instructor with Support Battalion, encourages recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, to move faster during an initial strength test June 10, 2016, on Parris Island, Mills, 30, is from San Diego. India Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 2, 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

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Sgt. Charles E. Mills, a drill instructor with Support Battalion, encourages recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, to move faster during an initial strength test June 10, 2016, on Parris Island, Mills, 30, is from San Diego. India Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 2, 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 males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin)

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