Rct. Anthony W. Halverson, Platoon 1097, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, inventories newly issued gear Sept. 14, 2015, on Parris Island, Recruits are issued everything they will need during training, from socks to toothpaste. Unnecessary items, such as their civilian clothing, are stored until the week of graduation. Halverson, 18, from Pickerington, Ohio, is scheduled to graduate Dec. 11, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become Uni
Rct. Anthony W. Halverson, Platoon 1097, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, inventories newly issued gear Sept. 14, 2015, on Parris Island, Recruits are issued everything they will need during training, from socks to toothpaste. Unnecessary items, such as their civilian clothing, are stored until the week of graduation. Halverson, 18, from Pickerington, Ohio, is scheduled to graduate Dec. 11, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)
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