Capt. Nathan M. Clark, company commander, Kilo Company, and 1st Lt. Anthony P. Glassford Jr., series commander, Kilo Company, lead recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, on a conditioning hike April 30, 2016, on Parris Island, Clark, 29, is from Blackwell, Okla. Glassford, 27, is from Fredericksburg, Va. Recruits complete three conditioning hikes before beginning the Crucible. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate June 3, 2016. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parri

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Capt. Nathan M. Clark, company commander, Kilo Company, and 1st Lt. Anthony P. Glassford Jr., series commander, Kilo Company, lead recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, on a conditioning hike April 30, 2016, on Parris Island, Clark, 29, is from Blackwell, Okla. Glassford, 27, is from Fredericksburg, Va. Recruits complete three conditioning hikes before beginning the Crucible. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate June 3, 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 13 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 Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)

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