Marine Corps Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Thiara Espinoza Simons reads a list of orders to give to Platoon 4028, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, during an initial drill evaluation June 19, 2017, on Parris Island, Drill instructors, like Espinoza Simons, 27, from Kissimmee, Fla., are evaluated on their appearance, sword control and their cadence. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 2017. 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 becom
Marine Corps Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Thiara Espinoza Simons reads a list of orders to give to Platoon 4028, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, during an initial drill evaluation June 19, 2017, on Parris Island, Drill instructors, like Espinoza Simons, 27, from Kissimmee, Fla., are evaluated on their appearance, sword control and their cadence. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 2017. 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.
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