Recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, rush from the gas chamber Sept. 27, 2016, on Parris Island, The recruits proved they learned the basics of chemical warfare defense by properly using their masks. Oscar Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 18, 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 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for a
Recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, rush from the gas chamber Sept. 27, 2016, on Parris Island, The recruits proved they learned the basics of chemical warfare defense by properly using their masks. Oscar Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 18, 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 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. (Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin)
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