Marine Corps Sgt. Elijah M. Santiago, a primary marksmanship instructor with Marksmanship Training Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, teaches recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, marksmanship fundamentals June 28, 2017, on Parris Island, For one week, recruits learn and practice the fundamentals of marksmanship before shooting live ammunition the following week. Santiago, 23, is from Allentown, Pa. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 2017. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximat
Marine Corps Sgt. Elijah M. Santiago, a primary marksmanship instructor with Marksmanship Training Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, teaches recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, marksmanship fundamentals June 28, 2017, on Parris Island, For one week, recruits learn and practice the fundamentals of marksmanship before shooting live ammunition the following week. Santiago, 23, is from Allentown, Pa. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 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. Maximiliano Bavastro)
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