Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, perform martial arts techniques during qualification Aug. 11, 2016, on Parris Island, In order to graduate, recruits must earn a tan belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Charlie Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 7, 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-leve

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Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, perform martial arts techniques during qualification Aug. 11, 2016, on Parris Island, In order to graduate, recruits must earn a tan belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Charlie Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 7, 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 males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin)

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