Rct. Adrian Barnes Jr., Platoon 1061, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, practices swimming under the watchful eye of Sgt. Joseph L. Giglio, a water survival instructor with Support Battalion, June 13, 2016, on Parris Island, Giglio, 31, is from Troy, Mich. Barnes, 20, from Baltimore, 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

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Rct. Adrian Barnes Jr., Platoon 1061, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, practices swimming under the watchful eye of Sgt. Joseph L. Giglio, a water survival instructor with Support Battalion, June 13, 2016, on Parris Island, Giglio, 31, is from Troy, Mich. Barnes, 20, from Baltimore, 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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