Tears roll down the cheek of a new Marine of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, after he earned an Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem and the title Marine on July 22, 2017, on Parris Island, Only those who embrace the Corps’ core values can earn the title Marine after 12 weeks of arduous training. Both companies 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

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Tears roll down the cheek of a new Marine of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, after he earned an Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem and the title Marine on July 22, 2017, on Parris Island, Only those who embrace the Corps’ core values can earn the title Marine after 12 weeks of arduous training. Both companies 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 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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