Marine Corps Rct. Jared Curtis, Platoon 3004, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practices the sitting shooting position Nov. 28, 2017, on Parris Island, For one week, recruits learn and practice the fundamentals of marksmanship before shooting live ammunition the following week. Curtis, 18, from White Bluff, Tenn., is scheduled to graduate Jan. 12, 2018. 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
Marine Corps Rct. Jared Curtis, Platoon 3004, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practices the sitting shooting position Nov. 28, 2017, on Parris Island, For one week, recruits learn and practice the fundamentals of marksmanship before shooting live ammunition the following week. Curtis, 18, from White Bluff, Tenn., is scheduled to graduate Jan. 12, 2018. 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
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