Rct. Richard T. Hoffman, Platoon 2086, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, practices marksmanship fundamentals Sept. 9, 2015, on Parris Island, For one week, recruits learn and practice the fundamentals of marksmanship before shooting live rounds the following week. Hoffman, 18, from Milton, , is scheduled to graduate Oct. 23, 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, transformat

---

Rct. Richard T. Hoffman, Platoon 2086, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, practices marksmanship fundamentals Sept. 9, 2015, on Parris Island, For one week, recruits learn and practice the fundamentals of marksmanship before shooting live rounds the following week. Hoffman, 18, from Milton, , is scheduled to graduate Oct. 23, 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. Vanessa Austin)

---

Size: 4747px × 3165px
Photo credit: © AB Forces News Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: basic, boot, camp, corps, depot, di, drill, eastern, err, grad, graduation, instructor, island, marine, marines, mcrd, parris, pi, pisc, recruit, recruiter, region, training, usmc