A marksmanship coach clears a recruit’s rifle during marksmanship training June 21, 2017, on Parris Island, Marksmanship coaches supervise recruits and help ensure training is conducted safely. 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


A marksmanship coach clears a recruit’s rifle during marksmanship training June 21, 2017, on Parris Island, Marksmanship coaches supervise recruits and help ensure training is conducted safely. 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. Maximiliano Bavastro)


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