Col. Paul D. Cucinotta, commanding officer of the Recruit Training Regiment, speaks to new Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, after a motivational run Jan. 28, 2016. Cucinotta explained the importance of upholding the values they learned in training when they return home on leave after graduation. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Jan. 29, 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 13 weeks of ri
Col. Paul D. Cucinotta, commanding officer of the Recruit Training Regiment, speaks to new Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, after a motivational run Jan. 28, 2016. Cucinotta explained the importance of upholding the values they learned in training when they return home on leave after graduation. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Jan. 29, 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 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps.
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