Marine Corps Cpl. Collin Solly, a marksmanship coach with Field Training Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, instructs Rct. Siomary G. Figueroa, Platoon 4026, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, during marksmanship training July 21, 2017, on Parris Island, Marksmanship coaches, like Solly, 23, from Madison, Ohio, teach recruits skills including breathing control, shooting stances, weapon safety rules and trigger control. Figueroa, 19, from Akron, Ohio, is scheduled to graduate July 28, 2017. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since
Marine Corps Cpl. Collin Solly, a marksmanship coach with Field Training Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, instructs Rct. Siomary G. Figueroa, Platoon 4026, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, during marksmanship training July 21, 2017, on Parris Island, Marksmanship coaches, like Solly, 23, from Madison, Ohio, teach recruits skills including breathing control, shooting stances, weapon safety rules and trigger control. Figueroa, 19, from Akron, Ohio, is scheduled to graduate July 28, 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. Joseph Jacob)
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